LIBNAME

LIBNAME

Assigns or deassigns a libref for a SAS data library and returns a value

CMS specifics: libref can also be a DDname name

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

LIBNAME (libref, <,SAS-data-library <,engine <,options>>>)

Details

Under CMS, DDnames assigned by using the CMS FILEDEF command can be used to refer to SAS data libraries. See Using the CMS FILEDEF Command for more information.

The LIBNAME function accepts as arguments the same host-specific options that are available for the LIBNAME statement. The following example shows how the SEGMENT= option can be specified in a LIBNAME function:

data _null;
a=(libname('v8rdata',,,'segment=yes'));

For further information, see LIBNAME.

See Also

SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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