DOPEN

DOPEN

Opens an aggregate external file and returns a directory identifier value

CMS specifics: directory specification

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

DOPEN ('fileref')

fileref: specifies the aggregate external file to be opened. Single quotation marks around the fileref are required unless the literal fileref name is represented by a macro variable or a data step variable.

Details

You must associate a fileref with the aggregate before calling DOPEN. See DINFO for an example that shows the use of DOPEN and other directory access functions.

CMS MACLIBs are currently not supported by the DOPEN function.

See Also

DOPTNAME
DOPTNUM
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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