Date:         Tue, 5 Sep 2000 15:47:31 -0400
Reply-To:     "Malarkey, Pat" <PMALARKEY@ULLICO.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Malarkey, Pat" <PMALARKEY@ULLICO.COM>
Subject:      The Elusive CALL MODULE Function
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Hi, all!

I'm trying to call a c program from a SAS program.  I think the CALL MODULE
- or one of its variants - fits the need, but there's not much in the
documentation about the syntax or how to use it.

CALL MODULE(<cntl,>module<,argument-1,...,argument-n>);

What is <cntl>?  Can module be specified as, for example, c:\program
files\mypgm?  I'm assuming <argument-1,...,argument-n> are parameters you
want to pass?

I'm working on a Unix/AIX plaftorm, and the following represents about my
5th or 6th try...

6    data _null_;
7    CALL module(',hadgrpsc,drgnull1.dat,drggrp1.dat,
8    dwhgrp.spc,hadgrps.ini');
9    run;

NOTE: Invalid argument to function MODULE at line 7 column 6.
_ERROR_=1 _N_=1

Hadgrpsc is the name of the program I want to execute, drgnull1.dat is the
input file, drggrp1.dat is what I want to call the output file and
dwhgrp.spc and hadgrps.ini are parameter files required by the hadgrpsc
program.  To execute this program from a command prompt:

$ hadgrpsc drgnull1.dat drggrp1.dat dwhgrp.spc hadgrps.ini <Enter>

Many thanks!

- Pat

Patricia M. Malarkey
(202)962-8995


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