RETRIEVE_FILE

Retrieves an external binary or text file from a package.

Syntax

CALL RETRIEVE_FILE(entryId, filename, rc);

entryId

Numeric, input.
Identifies the file entry.

filename

Character, input.
Specifies the name of the file or fileref, using the following syntax:

• FILENAME: external_filename
• FILEREF: SAS_fileref

rc

Numeric, output.
Receives a return code.

Details

Specifying "FILENAME:" (without a filename) applies to the retrieved file the name of the original file, when that file was inserted in the package.

The following example retrieves a binary file from a queue.

fname = "filename: /users/jsmith.bin";
CALL RETRIEVE_FILE(entryId, fname, rc);