Using SAS Engines |
The following table lists the engines that are available under OpenVMS in SAS 9.2 and tells you where to look for more information about each engine. The preferred name of each engine is listed first, followed by acceptable nicknames, if any.
Engine Name (Alias) | Description | Documentation |
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V9 (BASE) | accesses SAS 9, SAS 9.1, and SAS 9.2 files on disk | SAS Language Reference: Concepts |
V9TAPE | accesses Version 9 sequential-format SAS files | SAS Language Reference: Concepts |
V8 | accesses Version 8 SAS files on disk | SAS Language Reference: Concepts |
V8TAPE | accesses Version 8 sequential-format SAS files | SAS Language Reference: Concepts |
V7 | accesses Version 7 SAS files on disk | SAS Language Reference: Concepts |
V7TAPE | accesses Version 7 sequential-format SAS files | SAS Language Reference: Concepts |
V6 | reads Version 6 SAS data files on disk |
The V6 Engine under OpenVMS |
XPORT | accesses transport files |
Moving and Accessing SAS Files |
CONCUR | provides concurrent UPDATE access to SAS data sets |
The CONCUR Engine under OpenVMS |
CVP | expands character variable lengths for transcoding | SAS National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide |
ORACLE | accesses ORACLE database files |
The DBMS Interface Engine |
SQLVIEW | accesses data views that are described by the SQL procedure | SAS Guide to the SQL Procedure: Usage and Reference |
SPD | provides high-performance data delivery | SAS Scalable Performance Data Engine: Reference |
XML | reads and writes XML documents | SAS XML LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide |
OSIRIS | provides read-only access to OSIRIS files |
The OSIRIS and SPSS Engines under OpenVMS |
SPSS | provides read-only access to SPSS files |
The OSIRIS and SPSS Engines under OpenVMS |
File Types Created by Each Engine |
For information about the OpenVMS file types that SAS uses for SAS files, see OpenVMS File Types Used by SAS.
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