Using JMP - SAS

62 Import Your Data Chapter 3
Import Remote Files and Web Pages
To open a remote file:
1. Select File > Internet Open. The window shown in Figure 3.7 appears.
Figure 3.7 Internet Open Window
2. Enter the URL.
3. Click the list under Open As, and select the option that specifies how you would like JMP to display the
imported data:
Data Imports the file as a data table.
Web page Opens the Web page in a browser. (Select this option to import data generated by Web
page scripts and server-side requests.)
Text Opens the file in a JMP Script window. In an HTML file, the HTML tags of a .html file are
displayed.
4. Click OK.
One of the following occurs:
– The file opens as you specified.
– If you imported a Web page as data, a window appears that lists all tables on the page. Select the
table or tables that you want to open, and then click OK. Each table opens in a new data table.
– If you imported a Web page as a Web page, select File > Import Data as Data Table in the browser.
Select the table or tables that you want to open, and then click OK. Each table opens in a new data
table.
– If the file is on an FTP server, the window in Figure 3.8 appears.
Figure 3.8 FTP Login Window
For an anonymous account, click OK. For an authenticated login, enter your user ID and password. The
file then opens as you specified.
Note: Some anonymous FTP servers require a user ID. If the data table does not open, try typing either ftp
or anonymous in the User ID text box. Leave the Password text box empty and click OK.