Data Set Options for PCFILES on Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows

You can specify SAS/ACCESS data set options on a SAS data set when you access PC files data with the LIBNAME Statement Syntax for PC Files on Linux and UNIX.

Note:	A data set option applies only to the data set on which it is specified, and it remains in effect for the duration of the DATA step or procedure.
See:	Overview of Data Set Options, Syntax for PCFILES Engine on Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows.

Details

This generic example shows the format of data set options:

LIBNAME libref engine-name;
PROC PRINT libref.data-set-name (DATA_SET_OPTION=value)

You can use the CNTLLEV=, DROP=, FIRSTOBS=, IN=, KEEP=, OBS=, RENAME=, and WHERE= SAS data set options when you access PC files data. The REPLACE= SAS data set option is not supported by SAS/ACCESS interfaces. For information about using SAS data set options, refer to SAS Data Set Options: Reference.

Note: Specifying data set options in PROC SQL might reduce performance, because it prevents operations from being passed to the data source for processing.