data two;
set one(keep=year);
call symput('newyear',year);
run;
filename dirlist pipe 'ls "/data/set1/&year." /s';
here &year. is not resolving.
any papers on this pipe?
Use double quotes on the outside to allow macro variable references.
data _null_;
set one ;
call symputx('newyear',year);
stop;
run;
filename dirlist pipe "ls -R ""/data/set1/&year"" " ;
Hi,
Try this with single quotes around the file path:-
data two;
set one(keep=year);
call symput('newyear',year);
run;
filename dirlist pipe '/data/set1/&year.';
/Daman
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