topic Re: How to get last modified time of file while using infile statement? in SAS Programming

How to get last modified time of file while using infile statement?

whymath — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:00:06 GMT

I am going to analyze a batch of SAS program file and I am stucked in getting the last modified time of program files. I have thought about X command but it was too inefficient.

I just find when I use infile statement:

data test;
  infile 'D:\test.txt' truncover;
  input ;
run;

Log shows the last modified time:

NOTE: The infile 'D:\test.txt' is:
        Filename=D:\test.txt,
        RECFM=V,LRECL=32767,File Size (bytes)=7,
        Last Modified=2021/1/26 15:25:48,
        Create Time=2021/1/26 15:25:42

As you can see, log window shows the infomation of file as a NOTE. However, my wish output is a variable filled with Last Modified Time.

Is there some option to get it while using `infile` statement? Surely, Other efficient ways are welcomed, too.

Re: How to get last modified time of file while using infile statement?

Shmuel — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:15:44 GMT

Check next code:

filename fname 'D:\test.txt' truncover;
data _null_;
    fid = fopen('fname');
    if fid then do;
       fattr = finfo(fid,'Last Modified'); 
       lm = input(fattr,datetime18.);  /* lm = Last Modified datetime */
       /* add any other required code */
   end;
   else put '*** Cannot open the file ***';
run;

Re: How to get last modified time of file while using infile statement?

whymath — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:17:25 GMT

Very useful and quick, thanks.

Re: How to get last modified time of file while using infile statement?

andreas_lds — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:33:13 GMT

You could use something like:

filename chk "YOUR_FILE";

data moddates;
   set sashelp.vextfl;
   where upcase(fileref) = 'CHK';

   keep xpath modate;
run;

Re: How to get last modified time of file while using infile statement?

whymath — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:42:02 GMT

It works too.