Date:         Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:30:39 -0500
Reply-To:     Don Stanley <don_stanley@PARADISE.NET.NZ>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Don Stanley <don_stanley@PARADISE.NET.NZ>
Subject:      Re: System() function and the SAS System X Command Window
Comments: To: Doug Cacialli <Doug_Cacialli@URMC.ROCHESTER.EDU>

Hi Doug

You might want to try using a pipe rather than the system command. I find
this auto closes any windows that might get opened (not that I see any --
perhaps because I don't tend to do length system commands).

eg to copy a file to another file

filename backup pipe 'copy "c:\cc_extr_history.xls"
                           "c:\cc_extr_history_old.xls" ' ;

data _null_ ;
  infile backup ;
  stop ;
run ;

filename backup clear ;

Don