Writing End-User Applications to Access Shared Data

Using SAS Catalog Entries in Programs

Many catalog entries of the following types are stored in the library SASUSER. However, because you cannot access them through a SAS/SHARE server, you are advised against storing them in a SAS library that is accessed through a server.

Catalog Entry Types That Cannot Be Accessed through a SAS/SHARE Server
AFCBT	MODEL
AFGO	MSYMTAB
AFPGM	OLDMACRO
ENGINE	PROFILE
GEDIT	STATGRAP
GLOBAL	TITLE
GOPTIONS	WSAVE

Full access to all other types of entries is supported through a SAS/SHARE server.

You can obtain exclusive access to a catalog or to individual entries (other than the types shown in Catalog Entry Types That Cannot Be Accessed through a SAS/SHARE Server) by using the LOCK statement or the LOCK command to lock the catalog or catalog entries. See Locking SAS Data Objects and The LOCK Statement and the LOCK Command. You can also lock a catalog or catalog entry by using the SCL function LOCK. See the LOCK function in SAS Component Language: Reference.

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