DSNAME

DSNAME

Returns the SAS data set name that is associated with a data set identifier

Category: SAS File I/O

Syntax

DSNAME(data-set-id)

data-set-id: specifies the data set identifier that the OPEN function returns.

DSNAME returns the data set name that is associated with a data set identifier, or a blank if the data set identifier is not valid.

This example determines the name of the SAS data set that is associated with the variable DSID and displays the name in the SAS log.

%let dsid=%sysfunc(open(sasuser.houses,i));
%put The current open data set
is %sysfunc(dsname(&dsid)).;

See Also

Function:

OPEN