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user26091
user26091

Reputation: 123

Importing Data to SAS Remotely

I am trying to begin a project using a version of SAS I have remote access to. Ideally I would be able to type infile 'file_name.txt' and use the file I need. However, the directory I am in when I start SAS up is one associated with my account on this remote server. Hence I get the error that says essentially 'I have no idea what file you're talking about there isn't one here.' How can I get SAS to take a file from my hard drive instead?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1196

Answers (1)

AdamO
AdamO

Reputation: 4930

Unless you have a file system that's mapped your local harddrive onto the remote server, your server can only tunnel keystrokes and graphics. This is probably a job for your sysadmin, but using applications like scp or ftp can be used to transfer file_name.txt from your local machine to the remote server. Alterantely, if the file is short, you can copy and paste the data in a universal format (like CSV) into a text editor in your terminal or virtual desktop.

Otherwise, SAS lives on your remote machine and is unaware of your local machine's filesystem. Which is good insofar as data privacy is concerned.

Upvotes: 2

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