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The COPY Procedure

Example 1: Copying SAS Data Sets between Hosts


Features:

PROC COPY statement options:

IN=

MEMTYPE=

OUT=

Other features: XPORT engine

This example illustrates how to create a transport file on a host and read it on another host.

In order for this example to work correctly, the transport file must have certain characteristics, as described in the SAS documentation for your operating environment. In addition, the transport file must be moved to the receiving operating system in binary format.


Program

 Note about code
LIBNAME source 'SAS-library-on-sending-host';
LIBNAME xptout xport 'filename-on-sending-host';
 Note about code
proc copy in=source out=xptout memtype=data;
   select bonus budget salary;
run;

SAS Log

 Note about figure
1    LIBNAME source 'SAS-library-on-sending-host ';
NOTE: Libref SOURCE was successfully assigned as follows:
      Engine:        V9
      Physical Name: SAS-library-on-sending-host
2    LIBNAME xptout xport 'filename-on-sending-host';
NOTE: Libref XPTOUT was successfully assigned as follows:
      Engine:        XPORT
      Physical Name: filename-on-sending-host 
3    proc copy in=source out=xptout memtype=data;
4    select bonus budget salary;
5    run;

NOTE: Copying SOURCE.BONUS to XPTOUT.BONUS (memtype=DATA).
NOTE: The data set XPTOUT.BONUS has 1 observations and 3 variables.
NOTE: Copying SOURCE.BUDGET to XPTOUT.BUDGET (memtype=DATA).
NOTE: The data set XPTOUT.BUDGET has 1 observations and 3 variables.
NOTE: Copying SOURCE.SALARY to XPTOUT.SALARY (memtype=DATA).
NOTE: The data set XPTOUT.SALARY has 1 observations and 3 variables.

 Note about code
LIBNAME insource xport 'filename-on-receiving-host';
 Note about code
proc copy in=insource out=work;
run;

 Note about figure
1     LIBNAME insource xport 'filename-on-receiving-host';
NOTE: Libref INSOURCE was successfully assigned as follows:
       Engine:      XPORT
       Physical Name: filename-on-receiving-host 
2     proc copy in=insource out=work;
3     run;
NOTE: Input library INSOURCE is sequential.
NOTE: Copying INSOURCE.BUDGET to WORK.BUDGET (memtype=DATA).
NOTE: BUFSIZE is not cloned when copying across different engines.
      System Option for BUFSIZE was used.
NOTE: The data set WORK.BUDGET has 1 observations and 3 variables.
NOTE: Copying INSOURCE.BONUS to WORK.BONUS (memtype=DATA).
NOTE: BUFSIZE is not cloned when copying across different engines.
      System Option for BUFSIZE was used.
NOTE: The data set WORK.BONUS has 1 observations and 3 variables.
NOTE: Copying INSOURCE.SALARY to WORK.SALARY (memtype=DATA).
NOTE: BUFSIZE is not cloned when copying across different engines.
      System Option for BUFSIZE was used.
NOTE: The data set WORK.SALARY has 1 observations and 3 variables.

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