Moving CSV file to different server using SAS - csv

Question

I am not very technical so please bear with me while I try to explain the problem. We have a daily scheduled job that kicks off a SAS program on a Unix server. The program analyzes data and spits out a CSV file which gets stored on the server and then emailed to me. I then manually download the file from email and upload it to a utility to process the file. I am looking for a way to bypass the manual steps and instead have the SAS program upload the CSV file directly to a folder on the server for the file processing utility.
So given that the csv file is stored on the server that SAS is connected to (/user/folder/file.csv) how can I transport this file to another folder (/inbox) on another server (server2.test.com)?
Here is what I have so far, but I think I am missing something because the file isn't making it to the folder:
proc import file="/user/folder/file.csv"
dbms=csv out=file1 replace;
run;
filename outdir ftp "/inbox" DIR
host="server2.test.com"
user="username" pass="pwd";
data _null_;
file outdir(file1);
put file1;
run;
Thanks!
Mike

Answer 1

You are close. I would define one filename for the reading the CSV file and one for writing to the FTP server.
filename in "/user/folder/file.csv";
filename outdir ftp "/inbox" DIR
host="server2.test.com"
user="username" pass="pwd"
;
Then copy the file.
data _null_;
infile in;
file outdir("file.csv");
input;
put _infile_;
run;