Date:         Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:45:43 +1100
Reply-To:     Scott Bass <usenet739_yahoo_com_au@ALFREDO.CC.UGA.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Scott Bass <usenet739_yahoo_com_au@ALFREDO.CC.UGA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: do loops outside the data step
Comments: To: sas-l@uga.edu

Please read the doc for the SAS elements (filename statement, filevar=
option) that I posted in my message.

"rss" <rslotpole@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1133645004.260137.189720@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks for the reply!  The problem that I have is that I have over 120
> files so the length statement of $200 won't work.  The files will sort
> in the right order but I would like to assume that they may or may not.
> I'm not sure how you could apply the proc sort in this case.  My idea
> was to create a file that had all the file names with complete path,'',
> and sorted in the right order.  Then get the data loaded through a do
> loop.
>
> When you say filename exposures "c:\data\exposures*"; you are
> concantinating the filenames.  I have so many of them that this
> approach would require a length of over 3,000.  Should that be a
> concern?  Can you do it both ways?  i.e. concatinate and or use a do
> loop ?
>
> Thanks.
>