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One idea: you can refer to the physical file and try to FOPEN it with "O"
(=Output)
filename a "c:\baba_arz.sas7bdat";
data test;
x=fopen("a","O");
put x=;
run;
if x=0 then the FOPEN was unsuccessful. Don't know if that works, but try
it.
On Thu, 22 Aug 2002 17:34:52 +0200, Dietrich Alte <alte@UNI-GREIFSWALD.DE>
wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>having tried with open and sysmsg - but not successful.
>
>How can I check before writing to a sas file (sas7bdat) in macro code,
>whether this file is locked by some other user?
>
>TIA
>
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