REPLACE

REPLACE

Controls whether you can replace permanently stored SAS data sets

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window

Category: Files: SAS files

PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SASFILES

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons
See Also

Syntax

REPLACE | NOREPLACE

Syntax Description

REPLACE

specifies that a permanently stored SAS data set can be replaced with another SAS data set of the same name.

NOREPLACE

specifies that a permanently stored SAS data set cannot be replaced with another SAS data set of the same name. This prevents the accidental replacement of existing SAS data sets.

Details

This option has no effect on data sets in the WORK library, even if you use the WORKTERM= system option to store the WORK library files permanently.

Comparisons

The REPLACE= data set option overrides the REPLACE system option.

See Also

System Option:

WORKTERM

Data Set Option:

REPLACE=

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Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window
Category:	Files: SAS files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	SASFILES