DATA Step Functions for Reading and Writing Metadata

METADATA_PATHOBJ Function

Returns the Id and Type attributes of the specified folder object.

rc = METADATA_PATHOBJ(proj, path, deftype, type, ID);

Argument	Direction	Description
proj	in	Not currently used. Set this argument to null by submitting an empty string " "
path	in	Pathname of the object in SAS folders. Pathname begins with a forward slash. Can include the deftype in parentheses as a suffix.
deftype	in	Optional public object type. Can be omitted if deftype is specified as a suffix in the path argument. The deftype is not the same as the type. For example, If you submit a deftype of StoredProcess, the returned type will be ClassifierMap. For more information, see SAS Metadata Model: Reference.
type	out	Metadata object type of the returned ID
ID	out	Unique identifier for the object

Return Values

Value	Description
n	Number of objects that match the URI
0	Successful completion
-1	Unable to connect to the metadata server
-2	Syntax error in the path
-3	Named object not found in the path

Examples

Example 1: The Path Contains a (deftype) Suffix

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

    length id $20;
    length type $256;
    proj="";
    deftype="";
    id="";
    type="";

    rc=metadata_pathobj(proj,"/Samples/Stored Processes/Sample(StoredProcess)",
                        deftype,type,id);

    put rc=;
    put id=;
    put type=;

run;

Example 2: The deftype Is Passed as a Separate Parameter

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

    length id $20;
    length type $256;
    proj="";
    deftype="StoredProcess";
    id="";
    type="";

    rc=metadata_pathobj(proj,"/Samples/Stored Processes/Sample,
                        deftype,type,id);

    put rc=;
    put id=;
    put type=;

run;

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