SAS(R) 9.2 Publishing Framework: Developer's Guide
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RETRIEVE_FILE
Retrieves an external binary or text file from a package
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Syntax |
| CALL RETRIEVE_FILE(entryId, filename, rc); |
Arguments
- entryId
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identifies the file entry.
Type: Numeric Direction: Input - filename
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specifies the name of the file or fileref, using the following syntax:
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FILENAME: external_filename
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FILEREF: SAS_fileref
Type: Character Direction: Input -
- rc
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receives a return code.
Type: Numeric Direction: Output
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Specifying "FILENAME:" , without a filename, applies to the retrieved file the same name that was used when the file was initially inserted into the package.The following example retrieves a binary file from a queue.
fname = "filename: /users/jsmith.bin"; CALL RETRIEVE_FILE(entryId, fname, rc);
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