In SAS,
procedures use engines to access data. Characteristics
of these engines vary; generally, they enable SAS procedures to access a data
library in a particular way. Engines can specify the expected format for the
SAS data file, the type of read or write activity that can occur in SAS data
files, and so on. In most cases, you use the default engine for the current
SAS version and do not need to specify an engine.
For more information about SAS engines, see Library
Engines in
SAS Language Reference: Concepts.
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