Specifies whether a new, empty data set can overwrite an existing SAS data set that has the same name.
| Valid in: | DATA step and PROC steps |
| Category: | Data Set Control |
| Restriction: | Use with output data sets only. |
specifies that a new empty data set with a given name replaces an existing data set with the same name. This is the default.
| Interaction | If REPEMPTY=YES and REPLACE=NO, then the data set is not replaced. |
specifies that a new empty data set with a given name does not replace an existing data set with the same name.
| Tips | Use REPLACE=YES and REPEMPTY=NO for the convenience of replacing existing data sets with new ones that contain data. |
Use REPEMPTY=NO to prevent the following syntax error
from replacing the existing data set B with the new empty data set
B that is created by mistake: data mylib.a set b; |
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| Use REPLACE=YES and REPEMPTY=NO for the protection of not overwriting existing data sets with new empty ones that are created by mistake. |