25212 - SAMPLE: Use %SYSGET to load the value of a Unix environment variable into a macro variable

Sample 25212: SAMPLE: Use %SYSGET to load the value of a Unix environment variable into a macro variable

The HOME environment variable ($HOME) always contains the path to the user's home directory.



%let HOMEDIR=%SYSGET(HOME);
data _null_;
  put "The value of my HOME environment variable is: &HOMEDIR";
run;

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Date Modified:	2005-03-19 03:02:37
Date Created:	2005-02-10 13:20:18

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		64-bit Enabled Solaris	n/a	n/a
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	n/a	n/a
		ABI+ for Intel Architecture	n/a	n/a
		AIX	n/a	n/a
		HP-UX	n/a	n/a
		HP-UX IPF	n/a	n/a
		Linux	n/a	n/a
		Solaris	n/a	n/a
		Tru64 UNIX	n/a	n/a

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Sample 25212: SAMPLE: Use %SYSGET to load the value of a Unix environment variable into a macro variable

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