Date:         Thu, 17 Apr 2003 15:58:39 +0200
Reply-To:     Juan <juan.news.invalid@WEB2NEWS.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Juan <juan.news.invalid@WEB2NEWS.NET>
Organization: Web2news.com
Subject:      Re: may I use aggregate libref in %include statement?
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>Please disregard the previous message. I figured it out that I should
use filename instead of libname. Sorry to bother you all. Have a nice
day.

Juan


Hello,
>
> I am trying to seperate a large program into small pieces
> using %include
> in the main file like a function call. Since the main file is in the
> same directory as the other files, so first I tried to use
> the following
> code:
>
> %include  'Header';  /* Header.sas is in 'C:\Juan\Header.sas'*/
>
> The error message for this statement is:
>
> WARNING: Physical file does not exist, c:\apps\sas8\Header.
> ERROR: Cannot open %INCLUDE file Header.
>
> It seems SAS trying to find the include file in c:\apps\sas8\, why is
> that?
>
> My second try is like this:
> libname ctn  'C:\Juan\';  /*libref assigned successfully */
> %include ctn('Header');
>
> This time the error becomes:
> ERROR: Physical file does not exist, c:\apps\sas8\ctn7008.
> ERROR: Unable to access the aggregate CTN7008 and therefore unable to
> %INCLUDE the member
>        ('Header').
>
> Only when I use a full path like:
> %include 'C:\JuanWu\7008proj\smallFiles\Header.sas';
> It works. But I feel some kind of strange, since I have more than ten
> files to include, and they are in the same directory, Is there a easy
> way to include them, like use libref?
>
> Any kind of information are welcome. Thanks in Advance!
>
> Juan

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