METADATA_PATHOBJ Function
Returns the Id and Type attributes of the specified
folder object.
Syntax
rc = METADATA_PATHOBJ(proj, path, deftype, type, ID);
Required Arguments
- proj (in)
-
not currently used.
Set this argument to null by submitting an empty string “ ”.
- path (in)
-
specifies the pathname
of the object in SAS folders. Pathname begins with a forward slash.
Can include the deftype in parentheses
as a suffix.
- deftype (in)
-
Optionally specifies
the value in the TypeName= attribute of the object’s type definition
in the SAS type dictionary. Can be omitted if
deftype is specified as a suffix in the
path argument. The
deftype is not the
same as the
type.
type corresponds to value in a type definition’s MetadataType=
attribute. For example, If you submit a
deftype of StoredProcess, the returned
type will be ClassifierMap. For more information, see the
SAS Metadata Model: Reference.
For more information,
see What is the SAS Type Dictionary?.
- type (out)
-
specifies the metadata
type of the returned ID.
- ID (out)
-
returns the object's
unique identifier.
Return Values
- 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: Specifying the TypeName Value in Path
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: Specifying the TypeName Value in Deftype
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;