You can assign filerefs to external files that you access with
the following FILENAME access methods:
-
CATALOG
-
FTP
-
TCP/IP
SOCKET
-
URL
-
WebDAV.
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.
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