topic Re: how to check is an excel file located on a server is used by someone before running a sas progra in SAS Enterprise Guide https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/how-to-check-is-an-excel-file-located-on-a-server-is-used-by/m-p/422470#M27205 <P>FOPEN?</P> Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:25:16 GMT Reeza 2017-12-19T20:25:16Z how to check is an excel file located on a server is used by someone before running a sas program. https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/how-to-check-is-an-excel-file-located-on-a-server-is-used-by/m-p/422463#M27204 <P>Hello,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have many programs to run (7 programs) using include statements.</P><P>However, before running those programs, I need to check an excel file ls locked by an other user.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>How can we achieve that using %sysfunc....</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Regards,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Alain LePage</P> Tue, 19 Dec 2017 19:39:17 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/how-to-check-is-an-excel-file-located-on-a-server-is-used-by/m-p/422463#M27204 alepage 2017-12-19T19:39:17Z Re: how to check is an excel file located on a server is used by someone before running a sas progra https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/how-to-check-is-an-excel-file-located-on-a-server-is-used-by/m-p/422470#M27205 <P>FOPEN?</P> Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:25:16 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/how-to-check-is-an-excel-file-located-on-a-server-is-used-by/m-p/422470#M27205 Reeza 2017-12-19T20:25:16Z