ENGINE System Option: Windows
Specifies the default access method to use for SAS
libraries.
| Valid in: |
configuration file, SAS invocation |
| Category: |
Files: SAS Files |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
SASFILES |
| Default: |
V9 |
| Windows specifics: |
valid values |
Syntax
Required Argument
- engine-name
-
can be one of the following
under Windows:
- BASE | V9
-
specifies the default
SAS engine for SAS System 9 files.
- BMDP
-
specifies the engine
for BMDP data files.
- OSIRIS
-
specifies the engine
for OSIRIS data files.
- SPSS
-
specifies the engine
for SPSS data files.
- V8
-
specifies the SAS engine
all Version 8 files.
- V7
-
specifies the SAS engine
for all Version 7 files.
- V6
-
specifies the default
engine for Releases 6.08 - 6.12. The V6 engine is supported only in
32–bit operating environments.
- V604
-
specifies the default
engine for Release 6.04 and Release 6.03.
- XML
-
specifies the default
engine for XML files.
- XPORT
-
specifies the transport
engine.
Details
The default engine is
used when a SAS library points to an empty directory or a new file.
For information about
SAS/SHARE and
SAS/ACCESS engines, see their
respective documentation.
See Also
SAS Language Reference: Concepts
SAS/ACCESS for Relational Databases: Reference
Communications Access Methods for SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE