SAS Catalog Entry: _getDescription

SAS Catalog Entry: _getDescription

Retrieves the description of the catalog entry for a SAS Catalog Entry object

Syntax
Example

Syntax

CALL SEND (catentry-object-id, '_getDescription', description);

Argument Type Description

description C returns the description for the catalog entry that corresponds to catentry-object-id

Argument	Type	Description
description	C	returns the description for the catalog entry that corresponds to catentry-object-id

This example returns the SAS catalog entry description for SASUSER.PROFILE.PASSIST.SLIST ('User profile') into DESCRIPTION:

length description $40;
call send (catentobj, '_get_description_',
           description);