SAS External File Class: _setup

SAS External File Class: _setup

Initializes a SAS External File object for a given SAS fileref

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

CALL SEND (extfile-object-id, '_setup', fileref);

Argument Type Description

fileref C specifies the SAS fileref with which a SAS External File object is to be associated. The fileref must be assigned before _setup is called.

Argument	Type	Description
fileref	C	specifies the SAS fileref with which a SAS External File object is to be associated. The fileref must be assigned before _setup is called.

Details

_setup initializes a SAS External File object with its name, associated pathname, type, and engine. If the SAS External File object type is a directory, the object also has a list of members. Each item in the list describes a directory member. For an example of using _setup see Using the SAS External File Class.

See Also

_assign.

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