Date:         Sun, 5 Nov 2006 22:16:45 -0800
Reply-To:     David L Cassell <davidlcassell@MSN.COM>
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From:         David L Cassell <davidlcassell@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Getting filenames & paths from NT directory
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SASL001@SAVIAN.NET replied:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Steven
>Lolay
>Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 8:33 AM
>To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: Getting filenames & paths from NT directory
>
>Hi
>
>We're thinking of archiving files off our directory which are older than 2
>years. I know u can use sas to give a list of files using PIPE but i can't
>seem to get it give me the whole pathname. I was going to use SAS to delete
>these files automatically.
>
>Any help please?
>
>Cheers

>
>Steve,
>
>Check out Get File Info here:
>
>http://www.savian.net/utilities.aspx
>
>This provides just about everything available for file info. Pipe it to a
>text file and you should be good to go.
>
>Alan

While Alan's utility is cool indeed, I would suggest that you stop and
think about how you would use it.

Steve, you have a serious systems admin problem.  You cannot afford
to do this process without some serious error-handling.  You need to
think in terms of a language which will allow you to get at the
data features you need, and which will provide sufficient error-handling
that you can (1) verify copied files before deleting, and (2) resolve
problems if files cannot be copied for one reason or another.

I would not use SAS to do this.  I think it would be easier and more
robust in Perl.  Alan would probably recommend C# .  Others might
suggest Python, VB, Ruby, etc...

HTH,
David
--
David L. Cassell
mathematical statistician
Design Pathways
3115 NW Norwood Pl.
Corvallis OR 97330

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