DATA Step Functions for Reading and Writing Metadata

METADATA_GETNTYP Function

Returns the nth object type on the server.

rc = METADATA_GETNTYP(n, type);

Argument	Direction	Description
n	in	Numeric index value that indicates which row to return from the array; see Array Parameters
type	out	Metadata type

Return Values

Value	Description
n	The number of objects that match the URI
-1	Unable to connect to the metadata server
-4	n is out of range

Example

options metaserver="a123.us.company.com"
	metaport=8561
	metauser="myid"
	metapass="mypassword"
	metarepository="myrepos";

data _null_;
    length type $256;
    rc=1;
    n=1;
   
    do while(rc>0);

        /* Walk through all possible types on this server. */
        rc=metadata_getntyp(n,type);
        put type=;
        n=n+1;
    end;
run;

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