mp_binarycopy.sas

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/**
  @file
  @brief Copy any file using binary input / output streams
  @details Reads in a file byte by byte and writes it back out.  Is an
  os-independent method to copy files.  In case of naming collision, the
  default filerefs can be modified.
  Note that if you have a new enough version of SAS, and you don't need features
  such as APPEND, you may be better of using the fcopy() function instead.
 
        %mp_binarycopy(inloc="/home/me/blah.txt", outref=_webout)
 
  To append to a file, use the mode option, eg:
 
      filename tmp1 temp;
      filename tmp2 temp;
      data _null_;
        file tmp1;
        put 'stacking';
      run;
 
      %mp_binarycopy(inref=tmp1, outref=tmp2, mode=APPEND)
      %mp_binarycopy(inref=tmp1, outref=tmp2, mode=APPEND)
 
 
  @param [in] inloc quoted "path/and/filename.ext" of the file to be copied
  @param [out] outloc quoted "path/and/filename.ext" of the file to be created
  @param [in] inref (____in) If provided, this fileref will take precedence over
    the `inloc` parameter
  @param [out] outref (____in) If provided, this fileref will take precedence
    over the `outloc` parameter.  It must already exist!
  @param [in] mode (CREATE) Valid values:
    @li CREATE - Create the file (even if it already exists)
    @li APPEND - Append to the file (don't overwrite)
  @param iftrue= (1=1) Supply a condition for which the macro should be executed
 
  @returns nothing
 
  @version 9.2
 
**/
 
%macro mp_binarycopy(
    inloc=           /* full path and filename of the object to be copied */
    ,outloc=          /* full path and filename of object to be created */
    ,inref=____in   /* override default to use own filerefs */
    ,outref=____out /* override default to use own filerefs */
    ,mode=CREATE
    ,iftrue=%str(1=1)
)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
  %local mod;
 
  %if not(%eval(%unquote(&iftrue))) %then %return;
 
  %if &mode=APPEND %then %let mod=mod;
 
  /* these IN and OUT filerefs can point to anything */
  %if &inref = ____in %then %do;
    filename &inref &inloc lrecl=1048576 ;
  %end;
  %if &outref=____out %then %do;
    filename &outref &outloc lrecl=1048576 &mod;
  %end;
 
  /* copy the file byte-for-byte  */
  data _null_;
    infile &inref lrecl=1 recfm=n;
    file &outref &mod recfm=n;
    input sourcechar $char1. @@;
    format sourcechar hex2.;
    put sourcechar char1. @@;
  run;
 
  %if &inref = ____in %then %do;
    filename &inref clear;
  %end;
  %if &outref=____out %then %do;
    filename &outref clear;
  %end;
%mend mp_binarycopy;