SAS/CONNECT User's Guide

Transfer Status Window

The Transfer Status window displays information that describes the status of the download process. The display on the window changes as the download proceeds. The information on the display includes:

The type of file that is being downloaded (SAS data set, SAS catalog, catalog entry containing graphics output, external file, or SAS utility file).
The name of the target SAS data set, SAS catalog, external file, or SAS utility file. SAS data set names have the form libref.SAS-data-set. SAS catalog names have the form libref.SAS-catalog. External file names are displayed with the complete filename. Utility file names have the form libref.SAS-utilityfilename.
The number of the byte that is being downloaded (updated as each new buffer is sent).
The number of the observation that is being downloaded (for SAS data sets only).
The time that elapsed since the beginning of the transfer, in hh:mm:ss form.
The percentage of the file that is already downloaded.
An estimate of the amount of time that is required to complete the download, in hh:mm:ss form.
A horizontal bar chart that depicts the percentage of the file that is already downloaded.

Note: For some types of files, the percentage completed, estimated time to completion, and the bar chart are not always available. Some operating environments cannot efficiently provide the size of the file, which is necessary to calculate these estimates.

In other cases, the information that is provided by the operating environment results in estimates that are greater than the actual time that is needed for the transfer. Thus, the percentage completed, the estimated time to completion, and the bar chart may show exaggerated estimates, but they will show 100% when the transfer is completed. [cautionend]

The following display shows a sample of the Transfer Status window during a SAS data set download. The target SAS data set is PS2DIR.MOVER.

Transfer Status Window for Downloading a SAS Data Set

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The following display is a sample of the Transfer Status window when an external text file is downloading. The target file is C:\PMCAP\TEXTDOWN. In this example, the remote host is unable to provide the size of the input file, so the Transfer Status window omits the percentage of transfer completed, the estimated time to completion, and the bar chart.

Transfer Status Window for Downloading an External File

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