Scripting Guide - SAS

696 JSL Syntax Reference Appendix A
Utility Functions
Column Dialog(ColList("rolename"), specifications)
Description
Draws a dialog box for column role assignments.
Returns
A list of commands that were sent and the button that was clicked.
Arguments
ColList Specifies the name of at list one list to add variables to.
specifications Any additional Dialog items (for example, Max Col, Datatype).
Column Name(n)
Description
Determines the name of the column specified by number.
Returns
The name of the n th column as an expression (not a string).
Argument
n The number of a column.
Concat To(a, b)
a||=b
Description
Appends the string b to the string a and places the new concatenated string into a.
Returns
A string composed of the string a directly followed by the string b.
Arguments
Two or more strings or string variables. The first must be a variable whose value can be changed.
Notes
More than two arguments can be strung together. Each additional string is appended to the end, in left
to right order. This function also works with matrices as the arguments.
Example
a="Hello"; b=" "; c="World"; ConcatTo(a, b, c); Show(a);
a = "Hello World"
Convert File Path(path, , , )
Description
Converts a file path according to the arguments.
Returns
The converted path.
Arguments
path A pathname that can be either Windows or POSIX.