Date:         Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:33:36 -0400
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From:         Nat Wooding <Nathaniel.Wooding@DOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: Macro Fails in X Command
Comments: To: Paul St Louis <pstloui@DOT.STATE.TX.US>
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Paul

Here is an X command that I copied out of a working program. Note all the
double quotes. This, too, runs on an XP pro box.


DATA _NULL_ ;

      x "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\EXCEL.EXE'
             ""u:\my sas files\NATSAS\DMR\CHESAPEAKE\&FILE..XLs""";


Nat

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I have SAS 9.1 on XP_Pro platform. Why does this code not work?

%let path=U:\Contract_Letting\Letting_Duties\General_Notes\TEST;
%let file=G1073211.rtf;

data _null_;
x %Str(%')copy "&path.&file"  "&path.G1073211.DOC" %Str(%') ;
run;

Error Message:
---------------------------
Windows cannot find 'copy
U:\Contract_Letting\Letting_Duties\General_Notes\TEST\G1073211.rtf
U:\Contract_Letting\Letting_Duties\General_Notes\TEST\G1073211.DOC '.
Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a
file, click the Start button, and then click Search.
---------------------------

All my little % and ' and " seem to be set up right.



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