topic Re: Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux) in SAS Programming

Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux)

PratapDeo — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:31:34 GMT

Hello All, I have to execute a file AAA from first job. This file (AAA) is suppoose to be appended i.e. MOD. Can I give like this at the end of the first file "%INCLUDE "AAA.sas" MOD ;

Many Thanks

Re: Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux)

Shmuel — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:07:22 GMT

If you created AAA.sas file by:

data out;
    file 'AAA.sas'   ...any options;
.......
run;

The answer to your question os positive. You can add at end:

%include 'AAA.sas';

In case the creating code is like:

filename outf '..path...AAA.sas';
data out;
    file outf ...any options...;
  .......
run;

You can end by:

%include outf;

Re: Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux)

Shmuel — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:08:51 GMT

Sorry, and why do you need MOD ?
There in no MOD option with %INCLUDE.

Re: Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux)

PratapDeo — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 06:17:07 GMT

Thanks for your reply Shmuel.
When I am using %include 'AAA.sas' ; without MOD option its giving ERROR: File is in use. Seems during the creation of this file (AAA), it it remains open. Do we have to close this file.

Re: Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux)

Shmuel — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 06:46:59 GMT

Yes, ofcourse, file should be closed before %include.

Re: Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux)

PratapDeo — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 06:53:09 GMT

Can you please help me how we can close the file before %include.

Re: Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux)

Shmuel — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 07:12:35 GMT

Did you closed the data step that created the AAA.sas file with RUN;

before the %include statement

Re: Appending a SAS program while running (on Linux)

PratapDeo — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 07:23:49 GMT

Oh Gotcha...my issue got resolved ...thanks alot 🙂