I have an ETL-job that runs each day. It creates a csv-file that needs to be deleted at the end of the job.
I can delete a specific file using this code:
data _null_;
filename delfile 'c:\temp\file_2017_03_23.csv';
rc = fdelete('delfile');
run;
However I don't want to indicate one specific file, because the filename will vary each day.
I'd like to be able to do something like this:
data _null_;
filename delfile 'c:\temp\file_&datestamp..csv';
rc = fdelete('delfile');
run;
/*the &datestamp would always refer to the current day*/
However, the filename statement doesn't accept macro variables.
Do you have any advice on how I can resolve this?
Use double quotes. Single quotes prevent the resolution of macro triggers (% and &).
Use double quotes. Single quotes prevent the resolution of macro triggers (% and &).
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