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zdeb15
Calcite | Level 5

Hi all,

 

I am trying to import multiple csvs, from multiple folders, where the folder name increments by 1 each day. Is there a way I can import multiple CSVs where the folder each day increments by 1? 

 

For ex: 

Day1 = C:temp\00001

Day = C:temp\00002

end ex:

 

 

I found a macro that will import multiple CSVs from the same directory but I can't figure out how to import from multiple directories

 

code below to pull all CSV from same dir....

 

%macro drive(dir,ext);
%local cnt filrf rc did memcnt name;
%let cnt=0;
%let filrf=mydir;
%let rc=%sysfunc(filename(filrf,&dir));
%let did=%sysfunc(dopen(&filrf));

%if &did ne 0 %then
%do;
%let memcnt=%sysfunc(dnum(&did));

%do i=1 %to &memcnt;
%let name=%qscan(%qsysfunc(dread(&did,&i)),-1,.);

%if %qupcase(%qsysfunc(dread(&did,&i))) ne %qupcase(&name) %then
%do;
%if %superq(ext) = %superq(name) %then
%do;
%let cnt=%eval(&cnt+1);
%put %qsysfunc(dread(&did,&i));

proc import datafile="&dir\%qsysfunc(dread(&did,&i))" out=dsn&cnt
dbms=csv replace;
run;

%end;
%end;
%end;
%end;
%else %put &dir cannot be open.;
%let rc=%sysfunc(dclose(&did));
%mend drive;

%drive(C:Temp\_20191101-000031,csv)

 

 

 

code below to try and add pull from multiple dir at same time....

 

 

%macro test;

%do i = 30 %to 31;
%drive("C:temp\-0000&i,csv");
%end;

%mend;

%test

 

 

 

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Ksharp
Super User

Use OS command ( LS or DIR ) to get these CSV pathname . And;

 

data have;

input fname $80.;

infile dummy filevar=fname end=last truncover dsd ;

do while(not last);

  input x1 x2 x3 x4 .....;

  output;

end;

cards;

C:temp\00001\x.csv

C:temp\00002\x.csv

..............

;

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