Date:         Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:13:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Gary Ross <gary_ross@MGIC.COM>
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From:         Gary Ross <gary_ross@MGIC.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Rename a series of datasets
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Dianne Rhodes wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> What is the easiest way to rename a series of datasets?  I don't have write
> access to them, so I am supposed to write a program that someone else can
> execute to do the rename.  I find lots of ideas for renaming variables, but
> haven't flushed up anything on renaming the datasets.  For example, I want
> to rename a dataset MVNSU to MVNOALLSU, MVNCU to MVNOALLCU to feed into a
> process that uses the dictionary tables and looks for MVN &SFX. * where &SFX
> = OALL.  This came about because it was decided after the fact to include
> additional tables in the process.
>
> Dianne Louise Rhodes
> Sr. Systems Analyst
> Westat

Hi Dianne

You don't say what os, but if you look in the on-line or help docs for
filename pipe, there is an example. Basicly, on Windows, a dir command
output is piped to the fileref of the filename and can be read into a
sasfile with infile and input statements.