NOTE: In a call to the FEXIST routine, the fileref '~/practice_exer/Mth_Rep' exceeds 8 characters, a

[pambardar]

I am getting a note in the log

"NOTE: In a call to the FEXIST routine, the fileref '~/practice_exer/Mth_Rep' exceeds 8 characters, and will be truncated."

when I run the below macro

%cr_root_sub_dir(maindir='~/practice_exer/Mth_Rep',subdir='APR2016');

The macro code is :

%macro cr_root_sub_dir(maindir,subdir);
 %put _local_;
 %if &maindir = %then
   %do;
     %put 'Root directory is blank';
     %goto exit;
   %end;
 %else
   %do;
      %if %sysfunc(fexist(&maindir)) %then
         %put 'Directory &maindir Already Exists';
      %else
         %do;
            %let newdir = %sysfunc(dcreate(&maindir,'~'));
            %let newsubdir = %sysfunc(dcreate(&subdir,&maindir));
        %end;
    %end;
%exit:;
%mend cr_root_sub_dir;

[jklaverstijn]

fexist() takes a fileref as argument. What you provieded was a filename. Assign a fileref using filename statement or use filexist() instead of fexist().

Regards,

- Jan.

[jklaverstijn]

I meant FILEEXiST() of course. Two e's. 

[jklaverstijn · Accepted solution]

@pambardar I hope this worked for you. In any case please let me know and  please consider accepting my solution.

- Jan.

[pambardar]

Thanks. I tried with assigning fileref and it worked.