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Functions and CALL Routines

DSNAME Function



Returns the SAS data set name that is associated with a data set identifier.
Category: SAS File I/O

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

DSNAME(data-set-id)


Arguments

data-set-id

is a numeric variable that specifies the data set identifier that is returned by the OPEN function.


Details

DSNAME returns the data set name that is associated with a data set identifier, or a blank if the data set identifier is not valid.


Examples

This example determines the name of the SAS data set that is associated with the variable DSID and displays the name in the SAS log.

%let dsid=%sysfunc(open(sasuser.houses,i));
%put The current open data set
is %sysfunc(dsname(&dsid)).;


See Also

Function:

OPEN Function

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