SAS Component Language Dictionary

DSNAME

Returns the SAS table name that is associated with a table identifier

Category:

SAS Table

Syntax
Examples
See Also

Syntax

table-name=DSNAME(<table-id>);

table-name

contains either the table name that is associated with the specified table-id value, or a blank if an invalid value is specified.

Type: Character

table-id

contains the identifier that was assigned when the table was opened. If DSNAME is called from FSEDIT, FSBROWSE, or FSVIEW, this value is optional. If table-id is not specified in an FSEDIT or FSVIEW application, then DSNAME returns the name of the current table. If table-id is not specified in a SAS/AF application, then DSNAME returns a blank.

Type: Character

Examples

Determine the name of the SAS table that is associated with the table identifier TABLEID and display this name on the message line:
```
_msg_='The open table is '||dsname(tableid)||'.';
```
In an FSEDIT or FSVIEW SCL program, display on the command line the name of the table that is currently being edited:
```
_msg_='The table being edited is '||dsname()||'.';
```