DOPEN

DOPEN

Opens a directory and returns a directory identifier value

Language element: function

Category: external-file

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for fileref

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

DOPEN('fileref')

'fileref': specifies the SAS fileref assigned to the directory. The value for fileref must be enclosed in single or double quotation marks.

Details

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 could not be opened, DOPEN returns a value of 0. The directory to be opened must be identified by a SAS fileref.

See Also

DOPEN function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
Function: DINFO
Function: DOPTNAME
Function: DOPTNUM

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Language element:	function
Category:	external-file
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