Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:27:20 -0600
Reply-To:     baogong jiang <bgjiang@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         baogong jiang <bgjiang@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      create a file using filename FTP method
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Hello:

I tried to create a file (test.dat)  using FTP method and can not figure out
what's wrong with the code, please help.

 14         filename x ftp   'test.dat' cd='/omf/he/sas'
15                  host='10.12.81.251'
16                  user='dhh\bjiang02' pass=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX recfm=v;
17         data _null_;
18         file x;
19          do i=1 to 10;
20               put i=;
21            end;
22
23         run;

NOTE: 220 Microsoft FTP Service
ERROR: Physical file does not exist, test.dat.
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           0.00 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds



thanks,
baogong