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ENGINE



Specifies the default access method to use for SAS libraries

Default V8
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation
Window specifics: valid values


Syntax
Details
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Syntax

-ENGINE engine-name

engine-name
can be one of the following under Windows:

BASE | V8
specifies the default SAS engine for Version 8.

OSIRIS
specifies the engine for OSIRIS data files

SPSS
specifies the engine for SPSS data files.

V7
specifies the default engine for all Version 7 files.

V6
specifies the default engine for all Version 6 files.

V604, V608, V609, V610, V611, V612
specifies the default engine for Release 6.04, and Release 6.08 through Release 6.12.

XPORT
specifies the transport engine.


Details

The default engine is used when a SAS data library points to an empty directory or a new file. For information on SAS/SHARE and SAS/ACCESS engines, see their respective documentation.

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