Date:         Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:57:15 +0200
Reply-To:     Marta Garcia-Granero <mgarciagranero@gmail.com>
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From:         Marta Garcia-Granero <mgarciagranero@gmail.com>
Subject:      Re: trouble with paths defined by macro
In-Reply-To:  <384CC55875925448AC730E7EFF69B9904CC572@nt208mxsep.corporate.hdwa.health.wa.gov.au>
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Hi Jonathon

I don't think FILE HANDLEs can be used that way.

Anyway, this should work:

FILE HANDLE eddc_data/NAME= '\\Nt342\ShaZSd$\Health Data Collections\Non '+
'Admitted Data\SPSS BASE DATA SETS\EDDC\'.

FILE HANDLE TheFile/NAME='eddc_data\ED_BASE_25_JUL_2007_ALL.sav'.

GET FILE = 'TheFile'.

HTH,
Marta Garcia-Granero

> is anyone able to clarify why my GET FILE command will not work?  The
> warning I get back is
>
>
>> A macro symbol is invalid in this context.
>>
>
> The syntax is
>
> FILE HANDLE eddc_data/NAME= '\\Nt342\ShaZSd$\Health Data Collections\Non
> Admitted Data\SPSS BASE DATA SETS\EDDC\'.
>
> DEFINE !filename () "ED_BASE_25_JUL_2007_ALL" !ENDDEFINE.
>
> GET FILE = eddc_data + !filename.sav.