PARMCARDS=

PARMCARDS=

Specifies the file reference to use as the PARMCARDS file

Language element: system option

Default: FT15F001

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for file-ref

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Syntax

PARMCARDS=file-ref

file-ref: specifies the file reference of the file to be opened.

Details

The PARMCARDS= system option specifies the file reference of a file that SAS opens when it encounters a PARMCARDS= statement in a procedure.

In Version 8, if you specify the PARMCARDS= system option when you invoke the SAS System or in a configuration file, you can use the command-line alias, PRMCARDS.

See Also

PARMCARDS= system option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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Language element:	system option
Default:	FT15F001
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for file-ref