BookmarkSubscribeRSS Feed
🔒 This topic is solved and locked. Need further help from the community? Please sign in and ask a new question.
pambardar
Fluorite | Level 6

I am getting a note in the log

"NOTE: In a call to the FEXIST routine, the fileref '~/practice_exer/Mth_Rep' exceeds 8 characters, and will be truncated."

when I run the below macro

 

%cr_root_sub_dir(maindir='~/practice_exer/Mth_Rep',subdir='APR2016');

 

The macro code is :

 

%macro cr_root_sub_dir(maindir,subdir);
 %put _local_;
 %if &maindir = %then
   %do;
     %put 'Root directory is blank';
     %goto exit;
   %end;
 %else
   %do;
      %if %sysfunc(fexist(&maindir)) %then
         %put 'Directory &maindir Already Exists';
      %else
         %do;
            %let newdir = %sysfunc(dcreate(&maindir,'~'));
            %let newsubdir = %sysfunc(dcreate(&subdir,&maindir));
        %end;
    %end;
%exit:;
%mend cr_root_sub_dir;

 

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Accepted Solutions
jklaverstijn
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

@pambardar I hope this worked for you. In any case please let me know and  please consider accepting my solution.

 

- Jan.

View solution in original post

4 REPLIES 4
jklaverstijn
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

fexist() takes a fileref as argument. What you provieded was a filename. Assign a fileref using filename statement or use filexist() instead of fexist().

 

Regards,

- Jan.

jklaverstijn
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

I meant FILEEXiST() of course. Two e's. 

jklaverstijn
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

@pambardar I hope this worked for you. In any case please let me know and  please consider accepting my solution.

 

- Jan.

pambardar
Fluorite | Level 6
Thanks. I tried with assigning fileref and it worked.

sas-innovate-2024.png

Join us for SAS Innovate April 16-19 at the Aria in Las Vegas. Bring the team and save big with our group pricing for a limited time only.

Pre-conference courses and tutorials are filling up fast and are always a sellout. Register today to reserve your seat.

 

Register now!

How to Concatenate Values

Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.

Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.

Click image to register for webinarClick image to register for webinar

Classroom Training Available!

Select SAS Training centers are offering in-person courses. View upcoming courses for:

View all other training opportunities.

Discussion stats
  • 4 replies
  • 3431 views
  • 7 likes
  • 2 in conversation