mf_getfilesize.sas File Reference

Returns the size of a file in bytes. More...

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Detailed Description

Provide full path/filename.extension to the file, eg:

%put %mf_getfilesize(fpath=C:\temp\myfile.txt);

or, provide a libds value as follows:

data x;do x=1 to 100000;y=x;output;end;run;
%put %mf_getfilesize(libds=work.x,format=yes);

Which gives:

‍2mb

Parameters

[in]	fpath=	Full path and filename. Provide this OR the libds value.
[in]	libds=	(0) Library.dataset value (assumes library is BASE engine)
[in]	format=	(NO) Set to yes to apply sizekmg. format

Returns

bytes

Version

9.2

Author

Allan Bowe

Definition in file mf_getfilesize.sas.