SAS System Options under Windows

ENGINE System Option: Windows

Specifies the default access method to use for SAS libraries.

Default	V9
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Files: SAS Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	SASFILES
Window specifics:	valid values

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

-ENGINE engine-name

engine-name

can be one of the following under Windows:

BASE | V9: specifies the default SAS engine for SAS System 9 files.
BMDP: specifies the engine for BMDP data files.
OSIRIS: specifies the engine for OSIRIS data files.
SPSS: specifies the engine for SPSS data files.
V8: specifies the SAS engine all Version 8 files.
V7: specifies the SAS engine for all Version 7 files.
V6: specifies the default engine for Releases 6.08 - 6.12. The V6 engine is supported only in 32-bit operating environments.
V604: specifies the default engine for Release 6.04 and Release 6.03.
XML: specifies the default engine for XML files.
XPORT: specifies the transport engine.

Details

The default engine is used when a SAS library points to an empty directory or a new file. For information about SAS/SHARE and SAS/ACCESS engines, see their respective documentation.