External Files

Referencing External Files with Other Access Methods

You can assign filerefs to external files that you access with the following FILENAME access methods:

Examples of how to use each method are shown in the following table:

Referencing External Files with Other Access Methods
External File Task	Tool	Example
Assign a fileref to a SAS catalog that is an aggregate storage location.	FILENAME with CATALOG specifier	filename mycat catalog 'catalog' <catalog-options>;
Assign a fileref to an external file accessed with FTP.	FILENAME with FTP specifier	filename myfile FTP 'external-file' <ftp-options>;
Assign a fileref to an external file accessed by TCP/IP SOCKET in either client or server mode.	FILENAME with SOCKET specifier	filename myfile SOCKET 'hostname: portno' <tcpip-options>; or filename myfile SOCKET ':portno' SERVER <tcpip-options>;
Assign a fileref to an external file accessed by URL.	FILENAME with URL specifier	filename myfile URL 'external-file' <url-options>;
Assign a fileref to an external file accessed on a WebDAV server.	FILENAME with WEBDAV specifier	filename myfile WEBDAV 'external-file' <webdav-options>;

See SAS Language Reference: Dictionary for detailed information about each of these statements.