ENGINE= System Option: UNIX
Specifies the default access method to use for SAS
libraries.
| Valid in: |
configuration file, SAS invocation, SASV9_OPTIONS environment
variable
|
| Category: |
Files: SAS files |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
SASFILES |
| Default: |
V9 |
| UNIX specifics: |
valid values of engine-name |
| See: |
ENGINE= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference |
Syntax
Required Argument
- engine-name
-
can be one of the following
under UNIX:
- BASE | V9
-
specifies the default
SAS engine for SAS 9 through SAS 9.3 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.