Date:         Fri, 29 Mar 2002 00:34:24 -0500
Reply-To:     "Richard A. DeVenezia" <radevenz@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Richard A. DeVenezia" <radevenz@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
Subject:      Re: Windows -- Using PIPES & 8.3 Filenames
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"muon33" <muon33@nyc.roadrunner.com> wrote in message
news:cyPo8.69428$in3.22163630@typhoon.nyc.rr.com...
> I've got a question on using pipes to create a SAS dataset of files on a
> windows operating system.  The basic question is if it's possible to use
> 'long' windows directory names in the command.
>
> This filename statement gives me a "Stderr output: The system cannot find
> the path specified." error in the log, when I try to read the pipe:
>
> filename dirfiles pipe "dir C:\Documents and Settings\michael\My
> Documents\Campaigns /b /s";
>
> This statement, however, works fine:
>
> filename dirfiles pipe "dir C:\DOCUME~1\MICHAEL\MYDOCU~1\CAMPAI~1 /b /s";
>
> Is there an easy way to get this to recognize the long windows directory
> names?  It's a pain to figure out the 8.3 equivalent for each directory
on
> which I'll need to run this.
>


Since the operating system path contains spaces it must be quoted.

Try

filename dirfiles pipe 'dir "C:\Documents and Settings\michael\My
Documents\Campaigns" /b /s';

or

filename dirfiles pipe "dir ""C:\Documents and Settings\michael\My
 Documents\Campaigns"" /b /s";

Remember, double quotes can be placed in a double quoted string by doubling
them up :)

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