/** @file mf_existds.sas @brief Checks whether a dataset OR a view exists. @details Can be used in open code, eg as follows: %if %mf_existds(libds=work.someview) %then %put yes it does!; NOTE - some databases have case sensitive tables, for instance POSTGRES with the preserve_tab_names=yes libname setting. This may impact expected results (depending on whether you 'expect' the result to be case insensitive in this context!) @param libds library.dataset @return output returns 1 or 0 @warning Untested on tables registered in metadata but not physically present @version 9.2 @author Allan Bowe **/ %macro mf_existds(libds )/*/STORE SOURCE*/; %if %sysfunc(exist(&libds)) ne 1 & %sysfunc(exist(&libds,VIEW)) ne 1 %then 0; %else 1; %mend;