SAS Catalog Entry: _getAttributes

SAS Catalog Entry: _getAttributes

Retrieves a list of attributes for the catalog entry associated with a SAS Catalog Entry object

Syntax
_getAttributes List Items
Example

Syntax

CALL SEND (catentry-object-id, '_getAttributes', attributes-list);

Argument Type Description

attributes-list
N specifies the identifier of an SCL list containing the items in _getAttributes List Items. Each item in the list is a SAS Catalog entry attribute.

Argument	Type	Description
attributes-list	N	specifies the identifier of an SCL list containing the items in _getAttributes List Items. Each item in the list is a SAS Catalog entry attribute.

_getAttributes List Items
List item Type Description

DATE N the date the entry was last modified. The data is a SAS date value.

CRDATE N the date the entry was created. The data is a SAS date value.

DESC C the entry description

EDESC C the extended entry description

MAXLEN N the maximum record length of the catalog entry

BLOCKSIZE N the catalog entry block size

***_getAttributes List Items***
List item	Type	Description
DATE	N	the date the entry was last modified. The data is a SAS date value.
CRDATE	N	the date the entry was created. The data is a SAS date value.
DESC	C	the entry description
EDESC	C	the extended entry description
MAXLEN	N	the maximum record length of the catalog entry
BLOCKSIZE	N	the catalog entry block size

Example

This example returns the attributes for SASUSER.PROFILE.PASSIST.SLIST:

attrlist=makelist();
call send (catentobj, '_get_attributes_',
           attrlist);

The contents of ATTRLIST are:

( DATE=12971
  DESC='User profile'
  EDESC='07/07/95'
  MAXLEN=6216
  BLOCKSIZE=4096
  FLAGS=5
)[2695]

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