Date:         Thu, 30 Dec 1999 19:47:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Jay Zhou <zhou_jay@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Jay Zhou <zhou_jay@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Help on deleting an external text file
Comments: To: HERMANS1 <HERMANS1@WESTAT.COM>
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Yes, I used %let workdir=%sysfunc(pathname(work))
which  surely resolved to the full path.

However, I was able to use %let
rc=%sysfunc(fdelete(fileref)) statement to work
around.

Thanks, anyway!

James




--- HERMANS1 <HERMANS1@WESTAT.COM> wrote:
>      Does &workdir\test.txt resolve to the full path
> to the file?  SAS may
>      have a different default path.  Sig
>
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator
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> Subject: Help on deleting an external text file
> Author:  James Zhou <jameszhou@HOTMAIL.COM> at
> Internet-E-Mail
> Date:    12/30/1999 1:43 PM
>
>
> Dear SAS Users:
>
> I have tried the following code with noxwait option
> and was unable to delete
> the file.
>
> options noxwait;
>
> ... more SAS code;
>
> x "del &workdir\test.txt";
>
> Run with PC SAS 6.12 (TS060) under NT.
> Any input?
>
> Thanks.  Happy New Year!
>
> James.
>
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