Date:         Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:22:06 GMT
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: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
Subject:      Re: Read directory path and filenames (including date last
              modified)
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Richard:

You can get that info using a macro of mine.
http://www.devenezia.com/downloads/sas/macros/#FindFiles - Get file
information from Windows

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Richard A. DeVenezia

"Richard Simhon" <Richard.Simhon@CORNHILL.CO.UK> wrote in message
news:2710430F08DAD211A3F70008C71EEE69089E9775@s-cho-exch0001.int...
> All
>
> I would like to be able to retrieve filename from directories including
the
> date when they were last modified. I have found this piece of code,
> searching through the Listserv site. So far I can get the directories,
the
> names and subdirectories using the letters ad/b/s respectively.
>
> Does anyone know what letter(s) I need to use to get the filename with
its
> extension and the date it was last modified.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> I am on Windows NT using SASv8.2
>
> %let dir2use=g:\richard;
> filename dirlist pipe "dir &dir2use./ad/b/s";
>  data dirstuff;
>   length dirname $70;
>   infile dirlist truncover;
>   input dirname &;
> run;
>
> Richard Simhon
> Business Analyst
> Allianz Cornhill
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