topic Batch Processing with SAS in SAS Programming

Batch Processing with SAS

deleted_user — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:42:26 GMT

I am trying to run a batch file through the SAS session after it has run a SAS program. Using x command, this could be run. But what particular x command will run the bat say if I am having the batch file on a network drive “p:\sas\mybatch.bat”. I tried
X call “p:\sas\mybatch.bat”; or call system(‘cd p:\sas\mybatch.bat’), but no luck. I guess I am missing something. Could you please help me to identify my mistake.

data _null_;
command ='cd' ||'c:sas\copy_datasets.bat';
call system (command);
run;

Re: Batch Processing with SAS

Doc_Duke — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:16:30 GMT

You first need to read the documentation more carefully. The format for the X command does not include the "call". It would be just

x 'p:\sas\mybatch.bat';

Also, the MS-DOS "CD" command takes as it's argument a directory rather than a file name.

Re: Batch Processing with SAS

deleted_user — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:06:15 GMT

Thanks. That worked!!