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How to run a UNIX command from SAS?

Posted 10-17-2007 07:43 AM (1433 views)
Hi
can any one tell me how to run a unix command from sas?
Urgent !!!
Thanks in Advance.

regards
Rupa
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Re: How to run a UNIX command from SAS?

Posted 10-22-2007 06:22 PM (1411 views)  |   In reply to deleted_user
See the SAS 9.1 Companion for UNIX Environment, pg 13 "Executing Operating System Commands from your SAS Session". This explains it fairly well. You can use an "X" statement or "call system" statement from within a SAS session to jump out to the OS and run a command.
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Re: How to run a UNIX command from SAS?

Posted 10-23-2007 01:06 AM (1411 views)  |   In reply to DThompson
it works!
Thanks
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