How do you download a flat file from Mainframe to your local PC using SAS?

How do you download a flat file from Mainframe to your
local PC using SAS?

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How do you download a flat file from Mainframe to your local PC using SAS?..

Answer / sastechies

I would use FileName FTP statement...

FILENAME FILE2 FTP 'PDSNAME' HOST='host'
CD= "'dir'"
user='user'
pass='pass'
lrecl=256
debug;

data _NULL_;
infile FILE2 lrecl=26095;
file "file.txt" lrecl=3000 pad;
input;
put _infile_;
run;

Any other method....

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Answer / poojavaibhav

A "flat file" is a plain text or mixed text and binary file which usually contains one record per line[2] or 'physical' record (example on disc or tape). Within such a record, the single fields can be separated by delimiters, e.g. commas, or have a fixed length. In the latter case, padding may be needed to achieve this length. Extra formatting may be needed to avoid delimiter collision. There are no structural relationships between the records.

You can use Import wizard or import procedure or infile statement to create sas dataset and then use file statement to write file in log.

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Answer / paul

A flat file from mainframes generally have data values assigned with the variable names.
eg: cards;
name=XXX Age=XX Gender=XXXX
name=XXX Age=XX Gender=XXXX
name=XXX Age=XX Gender=XXXX
name=XXX Age=XX Gender=XXXX
;
so to read such data into SAS we simply use named input method.
data flat;
infile 'flatfile.csv';
input var1= $ var2= var3= :ddmmyy10. var4= ;
run;
/*here i specified var1 as char, var3 with date informat
rest are numeric vars */

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