| Functions and CALL Routines under OpenVMS |
Returns the physical name of a SAS library or of an external file,
or returns a blank.
| Category: |
SAS File I/O
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| OpenVMS specifics: |
fileref
or libref can be an OpenVMS logical
name
|
| See: |
PATHNAME Function in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
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PATHNAME('fileref '|'libref'<search-ref>)
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'fileref '
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is a character constant, variable, or expression
that specifies the fileref that is assigned to an external file. Under OpenVMS, fileref can be an
OpenVMS logical
name that was assigned with a DCL DEFINE command. The value for fileref must be enclosed in single or double quotation
marks.
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'libref '
-
is a character constant, variable, or expression
that specifies the libref that is assigned to a SAS library. Under OpenVMS, libref can be an OpenVMS logical name that was assigned
with
a DCL DEFINE command
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search-ref
-
is a character constant, variable, or expression
that specifies whether to search for a fileref or libref.
|
F |
specifies a search for a fileref. |
|
L |
specifies a search for a libref. |
PATHNAME returns the physical name of
an external file or SAS library, or blank if fileref
or libref is invalid.
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