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Loop read in using sequential filenames

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Team,

I am attempting to create an automatic load which will count the number of files in a folder and then read in each of those files using a FOR/NEXT loop, and sequential filenames (eg. MyFile_1, MyFile_2, etc...).

There is one section of the code that does appear to work. The count of the filenames returns the correct value for "n", however the line of code struck out below in which I attempt to set a macro equal to the value of the field "n" will not work (this is needed so that I can end my loop at $(N) which would equal the final "MyFile_x").

If anyone can provide any insight on how I can accomplish that goal it would be greatly appreciated.

LET N=0;

filenames:

load

Filename() as filename

FROM

[\\PATH\datafiles\*.csv]

;

load count(DISTINCT(filename)) as n

resident filenames;

load n,

~~$(N)=sum(n)~~

resident [filenames-1];

FOR a = 2 to $(N);

Let FileName = [\\PATH\datafiles\MyFile_$(a).csv]'; // FileName is a variable representing the csv file name aka MyFile_1

fact_Pre:

Load

FROM

$(FileName)

(txt, codepage is 1252, embedded labels, delimiter is ',', msq);

Thank you,

Michael

AW:Loop read in using sequential filenames

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:51:05 GMT

Hello Michael,

as far as I understand you I would try a "for each in filelist" instead of a for-loop (similar to the code below):

for each File in filelist ([\\PATH\datafiles\*.csv]) // or [\\PATH\datafiles\MyFile_*.csv]
LOAD
 *
From
$(File) (txt, codepage is 1252, no labels, delimiter is '\t', msq);

Regards, Roland

Loop read in using sequential filenames

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:51:17 GMT

Michael,
I'm sure that the simpler way will work, no need for the FileName varable:
LOAD
...
FROM \\PATH\datafiles\MyFile_$(a).csv ...

AW:Loop read in using sequential filenames

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:54:11 GMT

Yes, even simpler from Ronald