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Michael_W
Fluorite | Level 6

I am looking for a way to verify that a PC file (e.g. test.csv) exists before I attempt to read it into my process through a data step.   The obstacle is that I am not able to use the FILEEXISTS function as the my company has disabled users' ability to use CMD line operations (per corporate policy).  I am hoping that someone else has an alternative method to accomplish the same objective. 

 

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

 

Michael

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SASKiwi
PROC Star

The SAS FEXIST function doesn't require OS command line access.

Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Why would FILEEXISTS() not work because of the NOXCMD option?

It seems to work for me.

1    %put %sysfunc(getoption(xcmd));
NOXCMD
2    %put %sysfunc(fileexist(~/autoexec.sas));
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