Date:         Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:42:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
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From:         Arthur Tabachneck <art297@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Compress multiple datasets in a folder
Comments: To: JoeGon <alexsentul@yahoo.com>
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JoeGon,

If they are all SAS files, then you can do it with proc datasets.
Take a look at:

http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.soft-sys.sas/browse_thread/thread/54deea10a7c72a32/cd293eeca50a1d23?lnk=gst&q=compress+library#cd293eeca50a1d23

or, in short form: http://xrl.us/bgki3w

HTH,
Art
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On Dec 16, 10:00 pm, JoeGon <alexsen...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I have been searching the SAS code for that and saw your group
> discussion regarding the SAS. Could I approach your guys for the
> solution. I have many uncompressed datasets (with different name)
> stored in a folder, can I just loop throught the folder and pass all
> the datasets to SAS to compress them without specifying the name of
> each dataset in the folder.
>
> Hope to hear from your guys.
>
> thanx & rgrds