How do I export SAS text string to a Word document using DDE? - ms-word

Question

I would like to export a string character from SAS to a word document (.docx) using Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). Is this possible?
The SAS documentation on this is old and suggests I use the following commands:
filename testit dde 'winword|"file_path"!bookmark' notab;
data _null_;
file testit;
put 'insertstuff';
run;
SAS returns an error message:
ERROR: Physical file does not exist

Answer 1

Works for me.
filename testit dde 'winword|"e:\blah.docx"!bookmark' notab;
data null;
file testit;
put 'insertstuff';
run;
Steps:
Create a word document and save it in the specified path.
In word document, create a bookmark by going to Insert->Bookmark, give it a name of 'Bookmark' and press Add
Make sure both word and SAS are open. And that the document is open in word.
Run the SAS code.

Answer 2

Super late to the party, but there are a few issues that could cause that error:
You don't need "" around the filename, should just be:
filename testit dde 'winword|file_path!bookmark' notab;
data _null_;
file testit;
put '[Insert "stuff"]';
run;
The file path may be spelled incorrectly
You may not have permissions to the filepath. This is likely if it is a work machine.
To check:
Navigate to the filepath in the file explorer
Right click on the file
Open properties
Look for your username, click on it, and it will show you what permission you have
You have a missing/incorrect file extension (ie .doc not .docx ect)
Hope you were able to figure this out at the time :P