Problem Note 1727: FEXIST function does not honor fileref set as environment variable
The FEXIST function in both Source Component Language (SCL) and the
datastep does not recognize a fileref that was set as an environment
variable.
To circumvent the problem, use the FILENAME statement to assign the
fileref instead. The FILENAME statement can be placed in an autoexec
file so the fileref is available when SAS is invoked.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Reported Release | Fixed Release* |
| SAS System | SAS/AF | Solaris | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| ABI+ for Intel Architecture | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| IRIX | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| OS/2 | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| HP-UX | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Tru64 UNIX | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| AIX | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 8 TS M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> SCL (SAS Component Language)
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| Date Modified: | 2000-03-15 09:58:34 |
| Date Created: | 2000-02-23 12:48:14 |