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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
Details
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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]


See Also

"SAS I/O Engines" in SAS Language Reference: Concepts

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