Associates a libref with a SAS library and lists file attributes for a SAS library.
| Valid in: | anywhere in a SAS program |
| Windows specifics: | Valid values for engine; specifications for SAS-data-library |
| See: | LIBNAME Statement in SAS Statements: Reference |
This version is a simplified version of the LIBNAME statement syntax. For the complete syntax and its explanation, see the LIBNAME statement in LIBNAME Statement in SAS Statements: Reference
is any valid libref, as documented in SAS Statements: Reference. See Rules for User-Supplied SAS Names in SAS Language Reference: Concepts for length restrictions.
is one of the following library engines supported under Windows:
| V9 | accesses SAS System 9, SAS 9.1, SAS 9.2, SAS 9.3, and SAS 9.4 data sets. You can use the nickname BASE for this engine. |
| V8 | accesses Version 8, Release 8.1, and Release 8.2 data sets. |
| V7 | accesses Version 7 data sets. |
| V6 | accesses Release 6.08 through Release 6.12 data sets. The V604 engine enables you to read from Release 6.03 and Release 6.04 SAS data sets directly from your 32–bit Windows SAS 9.2 session. Release 6.03 and Release 6.04 SAS data sets are not compatible with the x64 64–bit environment and the Itanium 64–bit environment. |
| V604 | accesses Release 6.03 and Release 6.04 data sets. |
| XML | generates an XML document from a SAS data set. |
| XPORT | accesses transport format files. |
| BMDP | accesses BMDP data files in a 32–bit operating environment. |
| OSIRIS | accesses OSIRIS data files. |
| SPSS | accesses SPSS export files. |
is the physical name of a SAS library under Windows. It must be a valid Windows pathname or an environment variable that is set to a valid Windows pathname. You can concatenate several Windows directories to serve as a single SAS library. When you specify multiple libraries, use parentheses around the first and last library pathnames. For more information about concatenated SAS libraries, see Understanding How Multi-Folder SAS Libraries Are Accessed.
specifies to use extended server memory for this library. For more information about using extended memory, see Memory-Based Libraries.
specifies the number of seconds SAS waits for a locked file to become available to another process. If the locked file is released before the number of seconds specified by n, then SAS locks the file for the current process and continues. If the file is still locked when the number of seconds has been reached, then SAS writes a "Locked File" error to the log and the DATA step fails.
| Default | 0 |
| Range | 0 – 600 |
| Interactions | Specifying the FILELOCKWAIT= option can have an adverse effect on one or more SAS/SHARE server and client sessions that are waiting for the release of a SAS file that is locked by another process. One or more wait conditions could lead to failed processes for a SAS/SHARE server and clients. |
| To prevent the possibility of a failed SAS/SHARE process, you can set FILELOCKWAIT=0, which cancels the amount of time that a SAS/SHARE server and clients would wait for the release of a locked file. Canceling the wait time would prevent a failed process. For more information, see FILELOCKWAITMAX= System Option: Windows. |
libname sashelp list;
5 libname sashelp list;
1 libname sashelp list;
NOTE: Libref= SASHELP
Scope= Kernel
Levels= 27
-Level 1-
Engine= V9
Physical Name= C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\nls\en\SASCFG
File Name= C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\nls\en\SASCFG
-Level 2-
Engine= V9
Physical Name= C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\core\sashelp
File Name= C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\core\sashelp
. . .
-Level 27-
Engine= V9
Physical Name= C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\webhound\sashelp
File Name= C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\webhound\sashelp
2 run;