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The OPERATE Procedure

Syntax Descriptions

where options can be one of the following:

ID=serverid
SERVERID=serverid
SERVER=serverid
identifies the default server session to be managed.

If the SERVERID= option is not specified, you must identify the server in the SET SERVER command or in those PROC OPERATE commands that allow you to identify the server to be managed. For details, see Specifying a Server.

PRINTFILE=LOG|PRINT
PF= LOG|PRINT
directs the output from the OPERATE procedure. Specifying PRINTFILE=LOG directs the output to the SAS log. The default is LOG.

Specifying PRINTFILE=PRINT directs the output to the procedure output file or output window.

SAPW=password
specifies a server-access password, which must be in the form of a valid SAS name. This password is required to access a SAS server that is executing with the SERVER procedure OAPW= option in effect. The value that you specify for this option is replaced by Xs in the SAS log.

USER=username| _PROMPT_
specifies the userid of the accessing client on the server. The host on which the client runs can also affect username conventions. For details about username conventions imposed by the host, see Communications Access Methods for SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE Software.

Nicknames for USER are USERNAME, USERID, and UID.

Valid values that can be assigned to USER are:

username
For details about a valid username, see Username and Password Naming Conventions.

_PROMPT_
a secure method, specifies that SAS prompt the user for a valid username.

PASSWORD=password | _PROMPT_
specifies the password of the accessing client on the server. The host on which the client runs can also affect password naming conventions. For details about password naming conventions imposed by the host, see Communications Access Methods for SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE Software.

Nicknames for PASSWORD are PASSWD, PASS, PWD, and PW.

Valid values for PASSWORD are:

password
For details about a valid password, see Username and Password Naming Conventions.

_PROMPT_
a secure method, specifies that SAS prompt the user for a valid password.


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