SASAUTOS

SASAUTOS

Specifies the autocall library

Default: SASAUTOS fileref

Valid in: SAS invocation, SASV8_OPTIONS environment variable, configuration file, OPTIONS statement, System Options window

UNIX specifics: syntax for specifying multiple dir-names

Syntax
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Syntax

-SASAUTOS 'dir-name'|fileref

-SASAUTOS ('dir-name1'|fileref1,...,'dir-name-n'|filerefn)

-NOSASAUTOS

SASAUTOS='dir-name'|fileref

SASAUTOS =('dir-name1'|fileref1,...,'dir-name-n'|filerefn)

NOSASAUTOS

Note: The SASAUTOS option uses filerefs, not librefs. [cautionend]

Details

Each autocall macro library consists of files in a UNIX directory. The dir-name can be the pathname of a UNIX directory, a fileref, or an environment variable.

If you specify the pathname of a directory, you must enclose the name in quotes. You can omit the quotes only if you are specifying the option in the configuration file, in the SAS command, or in the SASV8_OPTIONS environment variable, and if the name cannot be taken to be a fileref.

If you specify a fileref, you must define it before attempting to use any of the autocall macros. You can define the fileref in a FILENAME statement, in an environment variable, or with the FILENAME function (see Assigning Filerefs with the FILENAME Statement ).

How you specify multiple directory names depends on where you specify the SASAUTOS option:

If you specify the option in the configuration file or in the SASV8_OPTIONS environment variable, use either multiple SASAUTOS options, or enclose the directory names in parentheses. Separate the names with a comma or a blank space.
If you specify the option in the SAS command, use multiple SASAUTOS options, because parentheses cause syntax errors.
If you specify the option in the OPTIONS statement or in the System Options window, you must enclose the directory names in parentheses. Separate the names with a comma or a blank space.

At configuration time, the SAS System concatenates all directories specified for SASAUTOS. However, after the session starts, any new directories you specify override any current autocall libraries.

The NOSASAUTOS option causes the SAS System to ignore all previous SASAUTOS specifications (whether specified in the SAS command, in the configuration file, or in the SASV8_OPTIONS environment variable).

The default value of the SASAUTOS option is the SASAUTOS fileref. There is no UNIX directory assigned to the fileref, so you must define the SASAUTOS fileref if you want to use it as your autocall library.

See Also

SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
SAS Macro Language: Reference
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Default:	SASAUTOS fileref
Valid in:	SAS invocation, SASV8_OPTIONS environment variable, configuration file, OPTIONS statement, System Options window
UNIX specifics:	syntax for specifying multiple dir-names