Specifies how a tape is positioned when a SAS data set is closed.
| Valid in: | DATA step and PROC steps |
| Category: | Miscellaneous |
| See: | FILECLOSE= Data Set Option in the documentation for the UNIX operating environment. |
| CAUTION: |
The option
values are not recognized by all operating environments.
Additional values are
available on some operating environments. For more information about
using SAS libraries that are stored on tape, see the SAS documentation
for your operating environment.
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positions the tape volume according to the disposition that is specified in the operating environment's control language.
positions the tape at the end of the file that was recently processed. Use FILECLOSE=LEAVE if you are not repeatedly accessing the same files in a SAS program, but you are accessing one or more subsequent SAS files on the same tape.
positions the tape volume at the beginning of the file that was recently processed. Use FILECLOSE=REREAD if you are accessing the same SAS data set on tape several times in a SAS program.
rewinds the tape volume to the beginning. Use FILECLOSE=REWIND if you are accessing one or more previous SAS files on the same tape, but you are not repeatedly accessing the same files in a SAS program.