What's New

What's New in the SAS 9.2 XML LIBNAME Engine


Overview

SAS 9.2 provides two versions for XML LIBNAME engine functionality.

The XML92 engine nickname provides the following enhancements and changes:

See Understanding the XML LIBNAME Engine Versions: XML and XML92.


Enhanced LIBNAME Statement

The LIBNAME Statement Syntax has the following enhancements for the XML92 engine nickname. Some functionality is for SAS 9.2 Phase 2 and later, and some functionality is for the third maintenance release for SAS 9.2.

For both the XML and XML92 engine nicknames, the value RELAX for the XMLPROCESS= option has changed to PERMIT. XMLPROCESS=PERMIT accepts character data that does not conform to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) specifications. Use XMLPROCESS=PERMIT cautiously; this value is provided as a convenience. If an XML document has non-escaped characters, the content is not standard XML construction.


New XMLMap Functionality

XMLMap functionality has the following enhancements for the XML92 engine nickname:


Obsolete Syntax

For the XML92 engine nickname, the following syntax is obsolete: