How can this me amended to look for files that are on a server? Specifically I am getting a "..not enough arguments..." error in the 'dopen' function and I think it's because my &filref is not local, it's a different server. I created the connection with the "options comamid=tcp remote=sascnct9" but i think the issue is the parameter '&dir'. I don't know how to pass in files that aren't local.
@lslockle_dat: You will get a much better response if you create a separate thread for your question.
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This Macro should help too:
/*MACRO TO GET ALL FILE NAMES AND DETAILS WITHIN A DIRECTORY*/
%MACRO GET_FILE_NAMES(FILE_DIR ,COMMON_FILE_NAME ,FILE_FORMAT ,DATA_OUT);
FILENAME LS PIPE "dir &FILE_DIR.&COMMON_FILE_NAME.*.&FILE_FORMAT.";
DATA FILE_NAMES (KEEP=LIST_FILE);
INFILE LS PAD TRUNCOVER EXPANDTABS ;
INPUT FILE_NAMES $10000.;
LIST_FILE = COMPRESS('"'||FILE_NAMES||'"');
RUN;
PROC SQL; SELECT LIST_FILE AS LIST_FILE INTO: LIST_FILE_1 - FROM FILE_NAMES; QUIT;
PROC SQL; SELECT COUNT(*) AS NUM_OF_SEARCHES INTO: NUM_OF_SEARCHES FROM FILE_NAMES; QUIT;
%DO Z = 1 %TO &NUM_OF_SEARCHES.;
DATA RAW_WANT;
FILENAME LISA &&LIST_FILE_&Z..;
INFILE LISA TRUNCOVER ;
FORMAT FILE_NAME $20000.;
FILE_NAME = &&LIST_FILE_&Z..;
FLIE_SIZE = FINFO(FOPEN('LISA') ,'FILE SIZE (BYTES)');
FORMAT MOD_DATE DATETIME.;
MOD_DATE = INPUT(FINFO(FOPEN('LISA') ,'LAST MODIFIED'), DATETIME.);
RIGHTS = FINFO(FOPEN('LISA') ,'ACCESS PERMISSION');
OWNER = FINFO(FOPEN('LISA') ,'OWNER NAME');
RUN;
PROC APPEND DATA = RAW_WANT BASE = WANT_1 FORCE; RUN;
%END;
DATA &DATA_OUT.; SET WANT_1; RUN;
PROC DATASETS; DELETE WANT_1 RAW_WANT FILE_NAMES; RUN;
%MEND GET_FILE_NAMES;
/*INPUT PARAMETERS HERE*/
%GET_FILE_NAMES (FILE_DIR = \Users\abc\Desktop\ /* SPECIFY THE DIRECTORY LOCATION HERE*/
, COMMON_FILE_NAME = HAVE_NAME /* FILE COMMON NAME, YOU CAN PUT "*" HERE TO SELECT ALL FILE NAMES*/
, FILE_FORMAT = txt /* FILE FORMAT, YOU CAN PUT "*" HERE TO SELECT ALL FILE FORMATS WITHIN THE DIRECTORY*/
, DATA_OUT = WANT);
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