SAS System Options

ENGINE= System Option

Specifies the default access method for SAS libraries.

Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Files: SAS Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	SASFILES
See:	ENGINE= System Option under Windows UNIX OpenVMS z/OS

Syntax
Syntax Description
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Syntax

ENGINE=engine-name

Syntax Description

engine-name: specifies an engine name.

Details

The ENGINE= system option specifies which default engine name is associated with a SAS library. The default engine is used when a SAS library points to an empty directory or a new file. The default engine is also used on directory-based systems, which can store more than one SAS file type within a directory. For example, some operating environments can store SAS files from multiple versions in the same directory.

Operating Environment Information: Valid engine names depend on your operating environment. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment. [cautionend]