SAS Data File: _setup

SAS Data File: _setup

Initializes a SAS Data File object with information about a given SAS data file

Syntax
Details

Syntax

CALL SEND (datafile-object-id, '_setup', datafile-name);

Argument Type Description

datafile-name
C specifies a fully-qualified (libref.member) name for a SAS data file that initializes the SAS Data File object

Argument	Type	Description
datafile-name	C	specifies a fully-qualified (libref.member) name for a SAS data file that initializes the SAS Data File object

Details

_setup initializes a SAS Data File object with its name, type, associated SAS library, attributes, and variables. For an example of using _setup, see Using the SAS Data File Class.

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