Date:         Thu, 10 May 2001 08:26:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Pete Lund <pete.lund@NWCSR.COM>
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From:         Pete Lund <pete.lund@NWCSR.COM>
Subject:      Re: does the file exist?
Comments: To: Anthony.Kilili@BMGDIRECT.COM
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Hi Anthony-
  You can't use the GENNUM= option with EXIST but you can use the "real"
file name that contains the same number.  Try this instead:

%let check=%sysfunc(exist(lib.myfile#010)));

-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of
Anthony Kilili
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:14 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: does the file exist?


I'm trying to verify the existence of a file of a certain generation using:

%let check=%sysfunc(exist(lib.myfile(gennum=10)));
%put check=&check;

this is returning 0 even though the file does exist. seems that the gennum
thing does not work...any alternatives?

Anthony