Date:         Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:25:48 -0500
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>
Subject:      Re: List all files in a folder that meet name and date conditions

Wall, Steven wrote:
> SAS-L:
>
> I have a macro (which probably came from SAS-L originally) that
> returns the names of all files in
> a given folder (PATH=) that match some naming convention I specify
> (FILE=).  I'd like to modify to also have a date condition so, for
> example, I could ask it to give me all the *.SAS files in a folder
> that have been created since Jan 1, 2004.  Ideally, this would be
> accomplished by adding a line or two to what I already have.
>
> Current code is included below.  Thanks for any advice you can give
> me.

The only information you can get about a file from the SAS file function
FINFO() are:
  File Name
  RECFM
  LRECL

You will have to ask the OS for a directory listing and parse out the
relevant information, this has been discussed numerous times in past
threads.

This macro might be useful:
www.devenezia.com/downloads/sas/macros/?m=findfiles
(windows-only)

--
Richard A. DeVenezia
http://www.devenezia.com/