SAS/CONNECT User's Guide

General Tips for UPLOAD

You cannot upload a SAS data set to an external file or an external file to a SAS data set.
If you upload to a remote host file that is defined with a fixed (F) record format, all records in the file are padded with blanks to the logical record length.
Remember that the UPLOAD procedure executes on the remote host SAS System. You must use the RSUBMIT command, not the SUBMIT command, to execute the PROC UPLOAD step.
The rate at which files are transferred varies based on the size and number of files that are being transferred and the processing load on the remote host, as well as the communication access method that is being used and the network configuration. The Transfer Status window keeps you informed of the progress of the transfer. See Transfer Status Window for more information.
If PROC UPLOAD successfully completes the file transfer, the macro variable SYSINFO is set to 0. If the file transfer is not successfully completed, the macro variable SYSINFO is set to a value greater than 0. You can pass the value of the SYSINFO macro variable back to the local host by using the %SYSRPUT statement. See %SYSRPUT Statement for more details.
To upload a text file with a record length that is greater than 132 bytes, the option LRECL must be specified in both the local and remote FILENAME statements.