Commands That Are Not Specific to UNIX

DICT Command

Includes, releases, and creates an auxiliary dictionary.

Category:

Text editing, command-line command

Syntax
Arguments
Comparisons
See Also

Syntax

DICT INCLUDE dictionary-name | FREE dictionary-name | CREATE dictionary-name <size>

Arguments

INCLUDE dictionary-name: makes the auxiliary dictionary that is specified available in the current SAS session. Only a one-level name is accepted. The SASUSER.PROFILE catalog is checked first for the dictionary. Then, the SASHELP.BASE catalog is checked. If the auxiliary dictionary is not found, SAS issues an error message. If the auxiliary dictionary is made available from the SASHELP.BASE catalog, no changes to it are saved. If it is made available from the SASUSER.PROFILE catalog, changes to it are saved.
FREE dictionary-name: releases the auxiliary dictionary that is specified. A newly created dictionary is not saved in the SASUSER.PROFILE catalog until you issue the DICT command with the FREE argument, or you end the current interactive windowing task. If the auxiliary dictionary has been modified, the changes are saved when you issue the DICT command with the FREE argument. These changes are saved unless the auxiliary dictionary was made available from the SASHELP.BASE catalog.
CREATE dictionary-name: creates a new auxiliary dictionary as specified. The dictionary is initially empty. When the dictionary is released, it is saved in the SASUSER.PROFILE catalog. Only a one-level name is accepted.
size: specifies the size in bytes of the auxiliary dictionary. The default is 9,808 bytes.

Comparisons

The DICT command includes, releases, and creates an auxiliary dictionary. The SPELL command checks spelling and flags unrecognized words. In addition, the SPELL command can create and update dictionaries.