Date:         Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:39:58 -0500
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Systematically Get Filename of Code
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From:   Balint, Jess [mailto:JBalint@ALLDATA.NET]
> I am researching the possibility of using
> base SAS functionality to retrieve
> the name of a SAS program that is open. I
> haven't found anything that would
> be able to do it. Does somebody know if this
> is possible?

possible? yes.
stable? perhaps.

why do you want to do this?

if you are interested in putting the current program name
into either titles or footnotes,
note carefully that the supplied approaches
will knot work within %included files

my kludge, which I am finding more and more handy
is to use
%Let ProgName = ProgramA;

I have developed a utility ProgList
that keeps track of called program names.
which is quite useful when tracing depth of %includes

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov

remember perspective:
   the filename is not always
       where
   or  when  it seems to occur! -- RJF2

If you want creative workers,
   give them enough time to play.
   -- John Cleese, comic actor (1939- )