Specifies whether a new SAS data set that contains
data can overwrite an existing data set that has the same name.
Valid in: |
DATA step and PROC steps
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Category: |
Data Set Control
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Restriction: |
Use with output data sets only.
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Restriction: |
This option is valid only when creating
a SAS data set.
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NO
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specifies that a new data set with a given
name does not replace an existing data set with the same name.
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YES
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specifies that a new data set with a given
name replaces an existing data set with the same name.
Using the REPLACE= data set option in this DATA statement
prevents SAS from replacing a permanent SAS data set named ONE in a library
referenced by MYLIB:
data mylib.one(replace=no);
SAS writes a message in the log that tells you that
the file has not been replaced.
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