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Pyrite | Level 9

Pyrite | Level 9

How to tell a file (not dataset) exist or not?!

Posted 12-11-2021 01:32 AM (1074 views)

Windows system, how to tell a csv file (or any other) file exists or not?! Not a dataset

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Super User

Super User

Re: How to tell a file (not dataset) exist or not?!

Posted 12-11-2021 02:28 AM (1053 views) | In reply to hellohere

Use the FEXIST function, and the FILENAME function to create the necessary file reference.

Or the FILEEXIST function directly with the physical filename.

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Pyrite | Level 9

Pyrite | Level 9

Re: How to tell a file (not dataset) exist or not?!

Posted 12-28-2021 07:48 PM (962 views) | In reply to Kurt_Bremser

Thx

Meteorite | Level 14

Meteorite | Level 14

Re: How to tell a file (not dataset) exist or not?!

Posted 12-12-2021 10:20 AM (989 views) | In reply to hellohere

Hello
There is a solution here http://support.sas.com/kb/24/577.html

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