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SYSIN


Specifies a batch mode source file

Default: None
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation
OS/2 specifics: Valid values for file-specification

Syntax
Details

Syntax

-SYSIN file-specification | -NOSYSIN

SYSIN file-specification
specifies to start the SAS System and submit the file in batch mode. The value of file-specification must be a valid OS/2 filename.

NOSYSIN
specifies to start the SAS System in batch mode, but do not submit any files. This is useful for testing your SAS autoexec file. After your autoexec file is processed, the SAS System exits.

Details

The SYSIN system option specifies a file containing a SAS program. This option indicates to the SAS System that you are executing in noninteractive mode and can be specified only in the SAS invocation.


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