I can able to retrieve password from using below command from unix . I am trying to achieve the same using SAS /* Try 1*/ systask command '/opt/software/dbclients/CyberArk/cark_getpwd.ksh -a XXX -s XXX -o XXX' status=passwd; %put &passwd. &sysrc.; result : &passwd. blank &sysrc. is 0 /* Try 2 */ filename tmp pipe '/opt/software/dbclients/CyberArk/cark_getpwd.ksh -a XXX -s XXX -o XXX'; data want; length return_string $2000; infile tmp; input return_string $; put return_string=; run; result :  return_string=/opt/software/dbclients/CyberArk/cark_getpwd.ksh[23]: /opt/CARKaim/sdk/clipasswordsdk not found /* try 3*/ %macro pwdls; %sysexec %str(/opt/software/dbclients/CyberArk/cark_getpwd.ksh -a XXX -s XXX -o XXX); %mend pwdls; %pwdls; /* try 4*/  %let a=%sysexec %str(/opt/software/dbclients/CyberArk/cark_getpwd.ksh -a XXX -s XXX -o XXX); %put &a.; result:  ERROR: Macro keyword SYSEXEC appears as text.     ... View more