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READ=

READ=


Assigns a read password to a SAS file and enables access to a read-protected SAS file

Valid in: DATA step and PROC steps
Category: Data Set Control

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
See Also

Syntax

READ=read-password

Syntax Description

read-password
must be a SAS name.

Details

The READ= option applies to all types of SAS files except catalogs. You can use this option to assign a read-password to a SAS file or to access a read-protected SAS file.
See Also

Data Set Options:

ALTER=
ENCRYPT=
PW=
WRITE=

"Manipulating Passwords" in "The DATASETS Procedure" in SAS Procedures Guide
"File Protection" in SAS Language Reference: Concepts


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