DOPTNAME Function: UNIX

Returns directory attribute information.
Category: External Files
UNIX specifics: Directory is the only item available
See: DOPTNAME Function in SAS Functions and CALL Routines: Reference

Syntax

DOPTNAME(directory-id, nval)

Required Arguments

directory-id
specifies the identifier that was assigned when the directory was opened, generally by the DOPEN function.
nval
specifies the sequence number of the information item.

Details

Under UNIX, the only directory information item available is Directory, which is the pathname of the directory-id. The nval, or sequence number, of Directory is 1. If directory-id points to a list of concatenated directories, then Directory is the list of concatenated directory names.