Date:         Thu, 18 May 2000 15:11:31 GMT
Reply-To:     shiling@MATH.WAYNE.EDU
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         shiling@MATH.WAYNE.EDU
Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy.
Subject:      Re: Testing if files have arrived

That one thought comes to mind is,

write a script to check the desired files under the desired location.

If files found, then it kicks off your sas job. Otherwise it takes a
nap.

In article <2710430F08DAD211A3F70008C71EEE6902F53B25@s-cho-exch0001>,
  Richard.Simhon@CORNHILL.CO.UK wrote:
> All,
>
> I currently run a daily program part of which imports a number of .txt
files
> into a data set. I would like to kick off this program automatically
which
> in itself is not a problem. What is stopping me from doing this, is
the fact
> that these .txt files are downloaded in the folder at varying times
each day
> (Reasons are too numerous to site).
> My question is:- Can I place some sort of test in SAS to probe the
> appropriate directory to see if the .txt files have been downloaded
into
> that directory? and if the result is positive, to then run the
program.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Richard Simhon
> Business Analyst
> Email: Richard.Simhon@Cornhill.co.uk
>
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