PARMCARDS=

PARMCARDS=

Specifies the file reference to use as the PARMCARDS file

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

Category: Environment control: Files

PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVFILES

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details

Syntax

PARMCARDS=file-ref

Syntax Description

file-ref: specifies the file reference to use as the PARMCARDS= file.

Details

The PARMCARDS= system option specifies the file reference of a file that SAS opens when it encounters a PARMCARDS (or PARMCARDS4) statement in a procedure.

SAS writes all data lines after the PARMCARDS (or PARMCARDS4) statement to the file until it encounters a delimiter line of either one or four semicolons. The file is then closed and made available to the procedure to read. There is no parsing or macro expansion of the data lines.

Operating Environment Information: The syntax shown here applies to the OPTIONS statement. On the command line or in a configuration file, the syntax is specific to your operating environment. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment. [cautionend]

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Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window
Category:	Environment control: Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ENVFILES