Date:         Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:33:00 -0400
Reply-To:     Terry He <he.terry@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Terry He <he.terry@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      How to download a list of zip file from server to my laptop

Deal _all_

I am trying to download several files in one folder on the server to my
own laptop.

I know I can use ftp software. When the files have been created, than I
can use it. The problem is that the sas code is still running and the
files haven't been created. When the files has been created, I need to
compress it and then downlaod it.
I am using the following code to do that.

data server.a;
b=1;
run;

data _null_;
i = 0;
dsname = "server.a";
do until(i>120 or  exist(dsname,"data"));
 a = sleep(10);
 i+1;
end;
run;

x "compress a.sas7bdat";

data _null_;
a=sleep(15);
run;

proc download in=server out=laptop;
  select  a;
run;

The problem is that the last downlaod procedure works well if the file is
not compressed. It doesn;t work if the file is compressed. Could I use
some procedure like proc ftp?

Any suggestions?

Thanks