topic Re: Rename function, with forward slash in output name in SAS Programming

Rename function, with forward slash in output name

djrisks — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:05:54 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to use the rename function (in SAS 9.4) to rename a file, however it appears that because I'm using a forward slash in the new filename, that the rename function will not work. Do you know how I can achieve a forward slash in the new filename please?

This is the code that I've been trying to use.

data _null_;
rc=rename("S:\SEP380-201_201_201201001_EoT_999_ET_SIGMA Past Week_std_260123_Feedback.pdf", "S:\SEP380-201_201_201201001_EoT/ET_SIGMA Past Week_std_260123_Feedback.pdf", 'file');
run;

Many thanks,

Kriss

Re: Rename function, with forward slash in output name

Reeza — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:09:59 GMT

Windows does not allow forward slash in file names.

Re: Rename function, with forward slash in output name

Tom — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:23:35 GMT

I don't think you can get SAS to do something that the underlying operating system doesn't support.

C:\downloads>echo "hello" > test1.txt

C:\downloads>rename test1.txt "test1/2.txt"
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\downloads>

Re: Rename function, with forward slash in output name

djrisks — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:01:25 GMT

Thank you for confirming, at first I thought that I may need to escape the forward slash.

Re: Rename function, with forward slash in output name

djrisks — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:01:46 GMT

Thanks for the confimation.