Date:         Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:40:01 -0600
Reply-To:     Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Network Path was not found syntax error
Comments: To: Craig J <cjohns38@gmail.com>
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Little more information would be helpful.  I assume this is a windows
environment?  I don't think UNC paths are allowed in PIPE filenames
(they're not allowed in CMD).  Does the FILES dataset work properly?

-Joe

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Craig J <cjohns38@gmail.com> wrote:
> Trying to run some basic code to merge txt files together and I'm getting
> errors with a mapped drive.  Have tried the drive letter and the UNC path
> with similar results. Any ideas?
>
> %let path=\\path\folder\;
>
> filename getdir pipe "dir &path.*.txt /b";
> data Files;
> length filename $ 100;
> infile getdir truncover;
> input filename $20.;
> filename="&path."||filename;
> %put &filename;
> run;
>
> data SnackDelay;
> set files;
> infile dummy filevar=filename firstobs=2 truncover dlm=';' end=eof;
> do while (not eof) ;
> length Date_Time_Absolute_dmy_hmsf $26 Date_dmy $14 Time_Absolute_hms $12
> Time_Absolute_f $4 Time_Relative_hmsf $16
>  Time_Relative_hms $14 Time_Relative_f $5 Time_Reative_sf $5 Duration_sf
> $10 Observation $38
>  Event_Log $18 Subject $9 Behavior $25 Event_type $8. Comment $39.;
>
> INPUT Date_Time_Absolute_dmy_hmsf $ Date_dmy $ Time_Absolute_hms $
> Time_Absolute_f $ Time_Relative_hmsf $
>  Time_Relative_hms $ Time_Relative_f $ Time_Relative_sf $ Duration_sf $
> Observation $ Event_Log $
>  Subject $ Behavior $ EventType $ Comment $;
> output;
> end;
> run;
>