unix mv command in sas

[sfffdg]

Hi 

I want to move a file from one directory to another directory in sas using x command.

below is my command:

x "mv &rawfile. &archivefile.";

but the file is not moving..

is anything wrong in the code?

Thanks,

Swathi

[ballardw]

Do your macro variables contain fully qualified paths? If not the source file is likely being searched for subordinate to the location of where the SAS is currently executing and not finding the file.

Also some environments your admin may have the system XCMD option disabled. You may be able to test this with:

proc options option=xcmd;run;

If the log shows NOXCMD that would be one thing to address.

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

To check if the command works, do this:

filename oscmd pipe "mv &rawfile. &archivefile 2>&1";

data _null_;
infile oscmd;
input;
put _infile_;
run;

This will put all messages from the command into the log. If nothing is read, the command worked.

[sfffdg]

Thank you sir!!

[Reeza]

FCOPY() function

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@sfffdg wrote:

Hi 

I want to move a file from one directory to another directory in sas using x command.

below is my command:

x "mv &rawfile. &archivefile.";

but the file is not moving..

is anything wrong in the code?

Thanks,

Swathi

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