Thanks a lot.

I'll try to implement that to end my SAS job if rc=0 as soon as my macro reads the path...no hours after.

Have a good day.

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 10:20 AM, joey m <sasuser.joey.m@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi: > > Would you please point out references, etc where I can learn how to stop a > SAS routine and get a message (i.e. in a DOS window) when a subdirectory > does not exist. > > Imagine a macro reads a file with parameters, including %let statements > defining a path (where a production report is going to be stored). Someone : > ) may have made a mistake while keying the path. I would not like to wait > until the whole process finishes (i.e. maybe running overnite) and see a > message in the log that the directory does not exist...(and neither my > file). Thanks in advance for the feedback. > > Kindest regards, > > > > >