Macro XDIR (from Fraktal SAS Programming)

This SAS Macro reads entries from a specified OS directory and writes results to the SAS LOG screen.

• When no directory is specified, a pop-up window is defined and opened to ask the user for the directory name.

Code executed	Function performed
%MACRO xdir(xpath);	Start macro definition with name and positional parameter xpath.
%IF %LENGTH(&XPATH.) = 0 %THEN %DO;	Define branch when parameter xpath is not supplied.
%WINDOW path	Start definition of pop-up window.
irow = 20 rows = 14 icolumn = 30 columns = 64	Specify position and size of window.
#4 @5 'Enter path: ' xpath 40 attr = underline	Specify constant text shown, parameter name to be populated and attributes.
;	Terminate pop-up window definition statement.
%DISPLAY path;	Open pop-up window.
%END;	Finalize branch definition for empty parameter xpath.
filename path pipe "dir /b ""&XPATH.""" lrecl = 256;	Define text data stream with type pipe and logical record length.
data _NULL_;	Initiate data step run group.
length entry $256;	Specify length in byte for character field entry.
infile path length = lrecl;	Open text data stream path.
input entry $varying256. lrecl;	Specify structure of data stream path.
put entry;	Write value from field entry to the SAS LOG screen.
run;	Terminate data step run group.
filename path clear;	Revoke definition of text data stream.
%MEND xdir;	END macro definition with name