CODEWITHSUNDEEP
sassas-stored-process
SKP
SKP

Reputation: 161

How can we pass variable in oscmd command in sas

I am using oscmd command to run some operating system operation from sas, but want to make it generic by passing the varible in oscmd command. I am using below code: %global name =skstar; filename oscmd pipe "python test.py --inputvar=&name."; The value of variable'name'is not replace in command.

EDIT: the above part is working now , its just a quotation mistake. but wanted to know the way to abort the oscmd cli command ,if in case parameter value passed is wrong

Upvotes: 0

Views: 348

Answers (1)

imnotarobot
imnotarobot

Reputation: 141

maybe your datastep is wrong but you not write there. It's work fine:

%let name=test words;
filename oscmd pipe "echo &name.";

data _null_;
 infile oscmd;
 input;
 put _infile_;
run;

/*log:
NOTE: The infile OSCMD is:
      Unnamed Pipe Access Device,
      PROCESS=echo test words,RECFM=V,LRECL=32767

test words
NOTE: 1 record was read from the infile OSCMD.
      The minimum record length was 10.
      The maximum record length was 10.
NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
      real time           0.18 seconds
      cpu time            0.03 seconds


*/

Upvotes: 1

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