SAS Logical: _getExtfile

SAS Logical: _getExtfile

Creates and returns a SAS External File object for a logical name

Syntax
Details

Syntax

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

Argument Type Description

fileref
C specifies a currently defined SAS fileref

extfile-object
N returns a SAS External File object identifier for the specified SAS fileref

Argument	Type	Description
fileref	C	specifies a currently defined SAS fileref
extfile-object	N	returns a SAS External File object identifier for the specified SAS fileref

Details

The SAS External File object that is created can be accessed and manipulated by all of the methods defined in the SAS External File class.

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