mf_isdir.sas

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/**
  @file
  @brief Checks whether a path is a valid directory
  @details
  Usage:
 
      %let isdir=%mf_isdir(/tmp);
 
  With thanks and full credit to Andrea Defronzo - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-defronzo-b1a47460/
 
  @param path full path of the file/directory to be checked
 
  @return output returns 1 if path is a directory, 0 if it is not
 
  @version 9.2
**/
 
%macro mf_isdir(path
)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
  %local rc did is_directory fref_t;
 
  %let is_directory = 0;
  %let rc = %sysfunc(filename(fref_t, %superq(path)));
  %let did = %sysfunc(dopen(&fref_t.));
  %if &did. ^= 0 %then %do;
     %let is_directory = 1;
     %let rc = %sysfunc(dclose(&did.));
  %end;
  %let rc = %sysfunc(filename(fref_t));
 
  &is_directory
 
%mend;