topic Re: Include file in the parent directory in SAS Programming

Include file in the parent directory

ghosh — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 15:48:30 GMT

I would like to include into a current SAS program a file that exists in parent directory. I would rather not hardcode the path so it can be used from any child directory.

I am working in a UNIX environment

I have tried:

%include "../myconfig.sas";

%include "~/myconfig.sas";

%include "..\myconfig.sas";

%include "~\myconfig.sas";

Thanks

Re: Include file in the parent directory

tomrvincent — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 15:52:25 GMT

You can use _CLIENTPROJECTPATH and remove the last subdirectory.

Re: Include file in the parent directory

ghosh — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:03:27 GMT

i am getting its value as blank ''

%put &_CLIENTPROJECTPATH;

Re: Include file in the parent directory

tomrvincent — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:27:02 GMT

it only works within a project that has been saved.

Re: Include file in the parent directory

ghosh — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:52:05 GMT

Is there way to get the current path where the SAS program file is located on a SAS server without using a project .egp file?

Thanks

Re: Include file in the parent directory

tomrvincent — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:31:00 GMT

Then, 'parent directory' of *what*?

Re: Include file in the parent directory

ghosh — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:35:58 GMT

The parent directory of the executing sas file.

But never mind, I have derived it from the macro variable &_SASPROGRAMFILE which does exist when a SAS code runs in EG.

Thanks for pointing me to the right direction.