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DOPEN

Language element:	function
Category:	external-file
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for fileref

'fileref'

specifies the fileref assigned to the directory. The value for fileref must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Details

The DOPEN function opens a directory and returns a directory identifier value (a number greater than 0) that is used to identify the open directory in other SAS external file access functions. If the directory could not be opened, DOPEN returns a value of 0. The directory to be opened must be identified by a fileref.

See Also

• DOPEN function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

• Function: DINFO

• Function: DOPTNAME

• Function: DOPTNUM

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