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INCLUDE

Language element:	command
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for file-specification

file-specification

can be any of the following:

• a single filename. SAS searches for the file in the current directory. If you enclose the filename in quotes, SAS uses the filename exactly as you specify it. If you do not enclose the filename in quotes and if you do not specify a filename extension, SAS searches for file-specification.sas.

• an entire pathname. SAS does not assume any filename extensions, even if you do not enclose the pathname in quotation marks.

• a fileref.

option-list

names portable options for the INCLUDE command. For more information about these options, see the INCLUDE command in the SAS online Help.

Details

The INCLUDE command copies the entire contents of an external file into the current window.

If you do not specify a file-specification, then SAS uses the filename from the previous FILE or INCLUDE command. In this case, SAS first asks you if you want to overwrite the file. If you have not issued any FILE or INCLUDE commands, you receive an error message indicating no default file exists. For a list of default file types used for the INCLUDE command, see Default File Types.

Example

Suppose you have previously specified the following FILENAME statement:

filename myfile '[mydir]oranges.dat';

include myfile

• INCLUDE command in the SAS online Help

• Identifying External Files to the SAS System

• Default File Types

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