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SAS System Options

USER= System Option



Specifies the default permanent SAS library.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Environment control: Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVFILES
See: USER= System Option under Windows UNIX OpenVMS z/OS

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details

Syntax

USER= library-specification


Syntax Description

library-specification

specifies the libref or physical name of a SAS library.


Details

If this option is specified, you can use one-level names to reference permanent SAS files in SAS statements. However, if USER=WORK is specified, SAS assumes that files referenced with one-level names refer to temporary work files.

Operating Environment Information:   The syntax that is shown here applies to the OPTIONS statement. On the command line or in a configuration file, the syntax is specific to your operating environment. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment.  [cautionend]

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