Manages entries in SAS catalogs.
z/OS specifics: |
FILE= option
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The FILE= option in the CONTENTS
statement of the CATALOG procedure is the only portion of this procedure that
is host specific. Under z/OS, if the value that you specify in the FILE= option
has not been previously defined as a fileref (using a FILENAME statement,
FILENAME function, TSO ALLOCATE command, or JCL DD statement), then SAS uses
the value to construct the physical filename.
In the following example, if the SAS system option FILEPROMPT
is in effect, a dialog box asks whether you want to allocate the external
file whose fileref is SAMPLE. If you reply Yes, then SAS attempts to locate the external file. If the
file was not previously allocated, then SAS allocates it. To construct the
data set name, SAS inserts the value of the SYSPREF= system option in front
of the FILE= value (in this case, SAMPLE), and it appends the name LIST to
it. In this example, if the value of SYSPREF= is SASDEMO.V9, then SAS allocates
a physical file that is named SASDEMO.V9.SAMPLE.LIST.
proc catalog catalog=profile;
contents file=sample;
run;
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