Date:         Fri, 8 Aug 2003 16:49:49 -0400
Reply-To:     ben <benpub7@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         ben <benpub7@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: help on fileref()/fexist()....

On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 10:23:24 -0400, Charles Patridge
<charles_s_patridge@PRODIGY.NET> wrote:

>Ben,
>
>You need to show us your code and a little about your environment - such as
>local environment characteristics and your remote environment.
>
>Plus, how are you trying to access these remote files with fexist function?
>
>A little shown code could/would be extremely helpful to assist you.
>
>HTH,
>Charles Patridge

here is code, thanks.

filename dds2 ftp "right.one"
         cd="" user='...' pass='....'
         host='www.some.com' recfm=v prompt;
****exist;
filename dds1 ftp "wrong.one"
         cd="" user='...' pass='....'
         host='www.some.com' recfm=v prompt;
****not exist;



223  data x;
224  x1=fileref('dds2');
225  x1_1=fileexist('dds2');
226  x2=fileref('dds3');
227  x2_1=fileexist('dds3');
228  *x1=fileref(dds);
229  put  x1= x2= x1_1= x2_1=;
230  run;

x1=0 x2=0 x1_1=0 x2_1=0
NOTE: The data set WORK.X has 1 observations and 4 variables.
NOTE: DATA statement used:
      real time           0.01 seconds
      cpu time            0.01 seconds