SAS Component Language Dictionary

FWRITE

Writes a record to an external file

Category:

External File

Syntax
Details
Example
See Also

Syntax

sysrc=FWRITE(file-id<,cc>);

sysrc

contains the return code for the operation:

0	successful
0	not successful

Type: Numeric

file-id

contains the identifier that was assigned when the file was opened. If file-id is invalid, the program halts.

Type: Numeric

cc

specifies a carriage-control character:

'0'	skips one blank line before a new line.
'-'	skips two blank lines before a new line.
'1'	starts the line on a new page.
'+'	overstrikes the line on a previous line.
'P'	interprets the line as a terminal prompt.
'='	interprets the line as carriage-control information.

Any other character (including a blank) starts the record on a new line.

If cc is not provided, FWRITE writes to the current line.

Type: Character

Details

FWRITE moves text from the File Data Buffer (FDB) to the external file. In order to use the carriage-control characters, you must open the file with a RECORD format of P (PRINT format) with FOPEN.

Example

Write the numbers 1 to 50 to an external file, skipping two blank lines. Then call FSLIST to display the newly created file.

   /* Assign the fileref THEFILE to the external */
   /* filename stored in the variable FNAME.     */
rc=filename('thefile',fname);
fileid=fopen('thefile','o',0,'P');
do i=1 to 50;
   rc=fput(fileid,put(i,2.));

 if (fwrite(fileid,'-') ne 0) then do;
    _msg_=sysmsg();
    put msg;
    return;
  end;
end;

rc=fclose(fileid);
call fslist('thefile','cc');