Previous Page | Next Page

SAS Data Set Options

REPLACE= Data Set Option



Specifies whether a new SAS data set that contains data can overwrite an existing 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.
Restriction: This option is valid only when creating a SAS data set.

Syntax
Syntax Description
Comparisons
Example
See Also

Syntax

REPLACE=NO | YES


Syntax Description

NO

specifies that a new data set with a given name does not replace an existing data set with the same name.

YES

specifies that a new data set with a given name replaces an existing data set with the same name.


Comparisons


Example

Using the REPLACE= data set option in this DATA statement prevents SAS from replacing a permanent SAS data set named ONE in a library referenced by MYLIB:

 data mylib.one(replace=no);

SAS writes a message in the log that tells you that the file has not been replaced.


See Also

System Options:

REPLACE System Option

Previous Page | Next Page | Top of Page