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DLDMGACTION=

DLDMGACTION=


Specifies what type of action to take when a SAS catalog or a SAS data set in a SAS data library is detected as damaged

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

Syntax
Syntax Description

Syntax

DLDMGACTION=FAIL | ABORT | REPAIR | PROMPT

Syntax Description

FAIL
stops the step and issues an error message to the log immediately. This is the default for batch mode.

ABORT
terminates the step and issues an error message to the log, and aborts the SAS session.

REPAIR
For catalogs, automatically deletes catalog entries for which an error occurs during the repair process. For data sets, automatically repairs and rebuilds indexes and integrity constraints. It issues a warning message to the log. This is the default for interactive mode.

PROMPT
displays a requester window that lets you select FAIL, ABORT, or REPAIR processing for the damaged catalog, data set, or library.


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