| Functions and CALL Routines under OpenVMS |
Opens a directory and returns a directory identifier value.
| Category: |
External Files
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| OpenVMS specifics: |
Valid values for fileref
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| See: |
DOPEN Function in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
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'fileref'
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is a character constant, variable, or expression
that specifies the fileref assigned to the directory. The value for fileref must be enclosed in single or double quotation
marks.
The DOPEN function opens a directory and
returns a directory identifier value (a number greater than 0) that is used
to identify the open directory in other SAS external file access functions.
If the directory cannot be opened, DOPEN returns a value of 0. The directory
to be opened must be identified by a
fileref.
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