SAS External File Class: _getPath

SAS External File Class: _getPath

Retrieves the external path(s) for the external files associated with a SAS External File object

Syntax
Example

Syntax

CALL SEND (extfile-object-id, '_getPath', path-list);

Argument Type Description

path-list
N returns the identifier of an SCL list containing all paths associated with extfile-object-id. Multiple pathnames are returned only if the fileref for a SAS External File object is a concatenated fileref.

Argument	Type	Description
path-list	N	returns the identifier of an SCL list containing all paths associated with extfile-object-id. Multiple pathnames are returned only if the fileref for a SAS External File object is a concatenated fileref.

Example

This example returns the path associated with EXTFILEOBJ:

call send (extfileobj, '_get_path_', 
           pathlist);

The contents of PATHLIST are:

( 'home-directory/file'
)[2639]

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