SAS System Options |
Valid in: | configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window |
Category: | Environment control: Files |
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= | ENVFILES |
See: | FMTSEARCH= System Option under OpenVMS |
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Syntax |
FMTSEARCH=(catalog-specification-1... catalog-specification-n) |
searches format catalogs in the order listed, until the desired member is found. The value of catalog-specification can be either libref or libref.catalog. If only the libref is given, SAS assumes that FORMATS is the catalog name.
Details |
The WORK.FORMATS catalog is always searched first, and the LIBRARY.FORMATS catalog is searched next, unless one of them appears in the FMTSEARCH= list.
If a catalog appears in the FMTSEARCH= list, the catalog is searched in the order in which it appears in the list. If a catalog in the list does not exist, that particular item is ignored and searching continues.
Operating Environment Information: Under the Windows, UNIX, and z/OS operating environments, you can use the APPEND or INSERT system options to add additional catalog-specification. For details, see the documentation for the APPEND and INSERT system options.
Examples |
If you specify FMTSEARCH=(ABC DEF.XYZ GHI), SAS searches for requested formats or informats in this order:
If you specify FMTSEARCH=(ABC WORK LIBRARY) SAS searches in this order:
Because WORK appears in the FMTSEARCH list, WORK.FORMATS is not automatically searched first.
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