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sudharsanan
Calcite | Level 5

Hi,

Is there is any way to read directory path from the file reference?

for e.g. I had file references declared in one stage of a program as: filename fref <dir>;

In other place I want to get the directory path <dir> only by using fref.

Please let me know how this can be done.

your help is much appreciated.

-Sudharsanan

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Hi,

You want:

data _null_;

  put %sysfunc(pathname( **your file refence** ));

run;

So the %sysfunc(pathname()) will return the address.

Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

You seem to have mixed macro and data step logic there.

In a data step you can call the PATHNAME() function directly.

data _null_;

  path = pathname('sashelp');

  put path=;

run;

In macro code you can call the PATHNAME() function using %SYSFUNC().

%put path=%sysfunc(pathname(sashelp));

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