Thanks venky, It works, but now i need to resolve a macro variable while creating the directory this is something i do not know how to do. %LET ReportMonth=January; X 'MKDIR "800-&-100-(redhat).&ReportMonth"'; Appreciate any inputs as usual. Sa polo On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 Venky Chakravarthy wrote : >I was able to successfully create this with: > >X 'MKDIR "800-&-100-(redhat)"'; > >Venky Chakravarthy > >On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:43:52 -0000, sa polo <solouga4@REDIFFMAIL.COM> wrote: > > >Hi All, >I need to create a directory on a windows PC using SAS. I >have tried to use the "X" command but unfortunately i have >special characters like & and () that are part of the >directory name. >e.g: > >X "MKDIR 800-&-100-(redhat)"; >Is there a way to mask these characters in SAS and present >them in a manner that the DOS operating system will interpret correctly. > >Appreciate any inputs as usual. > >Sa polo