PWREQ= Data Set Option

Specifies whether to display a password dialog box.

Valid in: DATA step and PROC steps
Category: Data Set Control
Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
See Also

Syntax

PWREQ=YES | NO

Syntax Description

YES

specifies to display a dialog box.

NO

prevents a dialog box from displaying. If a missing or invalid password is entered, the data set is not opened and an error message is written to the SAS log.

Details

In an interactive SAS session, the PWREQ= option controls whether a dialog box is displayed when an incorrect or a missing password for a password-protected SAS data set is specified. PWREQ= applies to data sets with READ=, WRITE=, or ALTER= passwords. PWREQ= is most useful in SCL applications.

See Also

Data Set Options:
ALTER= Data Set Option
ENCRYPT= Data Set Option
PW= Data Set Option
READ= Data Set Option
WRITE= Data Set Option
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