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| Functions and CALL Routines under UNIX |
PATHNAME Function: UNIX
Returns the physical name of a SAS library or an external file, or returns a blank.
| Category: | SAS File I/O |
| UNIX specifics: | fileref or libref argument can also specify a UNIX environment variable |
| See: | PATHNAME Function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary |
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| PATHNAME((fileref | libref) <,search-ref>) |
- fileref
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specifies the fileref that is assigned to the external file. In a DATA step, fileref can be a character expression, a string enclosed in quotation marks, or a DATA step variable whose value contains the fileref. In a macro, fileref can be any expression.
The value of fileref can be a UNIX environment variable.
- libref
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specifies the libref that is assigned to a SAS library. In a DATA step, libref can be a character expression, a string enclosed in quotation marks, or a DATA step variable whose value contains the libref. In a macro, libref can be any expression.
The value of libref can be a UNIX environment variable.
- search-ref
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specifies whether to search for a fileref or a libref.
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PATHNAME returns the physical name of an external file or SAS library, or a blank if fileref or libref is invalid.
For more information about using a UNIX environment variable for fileref or libref, see FILENAME Function: UNIX.
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