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FILEEXIST

FILEEXIST

Verifies the existence of an external file by its physical name and returns a value

Language element: function

Category: external-file

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for file-name

Syntax
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See Also

Syntax

FILEEXIST("file-name")

"file-name": specifies a fully qualified physical filename of an OpenVMS file. The value for file-name must be enclosed in either single or double quotation marks.

The FILEEXIST function returns a value of 1 if the external file exists and a value of 0 if the external file does not exist.

You must always use fully qualified physical names with the FILEEXIST function.

See Also

FILEEXIST function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
Function: FILENAME

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