System Options under UNIX

ENGINE System Option: UNIX

Specifies the default access method to use for SAS libraries.

Default:	V9
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category:	Files: SAS Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	SASFILES
UNIX specifics:	valid values of engine-name
See:	ENGINE= System Option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
See Also

Syntax

-ENGINE engine-name

engine-name

can be one of the following under UNIX:

BASE | V9: specifies the default SAS engine for SAS 9 through SAS 9.2 files.
V8: specifies the SAS engine for all SAS Version 9 files.
V7: specifies the SAS engine for all Version 7 files.
V6: specifies the SAS engine for Release 6.09 through Release 6.12. This engine is read-only.
V9TAPE: specifies the default sequential engine for SAS 9 and SAS 9.1 files.
V8TAPE | V7TAPE: specifies the SAS sequential engine for all Version 8 and Version 7 files. These engines are identical to the V9TAPE engine.
V6TAPE: specifies the SAS sequential engine for Version 6 files. This engine is read-only.