Date:         Mon, 22 Feb 1999 12:37:07 +0100
Reply-To:     Gerard.HANNEY@EUROSTAT.CEC.BE
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From:         Gerard Hanney <Gerard.HANNEY@EUROSTAT.CEC.BE>
Subject:      How to force SAS to write a flat file to disk?
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I have a batch SAS program which writes a rule validation log to a flat
file using Proc Printto. However sometimes the output file
does not exist at the end of the job because of an error
following the step in which the rule validation log is produced.
If the same program is re-submitted again, the log appears ok.
 
My question to the list is: How can I force SAS to actually physically
write the flat file to disk before continuing on with the next step?
Is there a SAS system option or should I ask the UNIX guys here if there
is a UNIX system option I must use?
 
I use SAS 6.12 under UNIX.
 
 
Gerard Hanney
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