SAS External File Class: _loadMembers

SAS External File Class: _loadMembers

Unconditionally loads the information about the members of a SAS External File object into an SCL list

Syntax
Details

Syntax

CALL SEND (extfile-object-id, '_loadMembers', members-list<, 'APPEND'>);

Argument Type Description

members-list N specifies the identifier of an SCL list. Each entry in members-list corresponds to an external file and is a sublist. Specify members-list as a numeric variable that is initialized either to 0 or to a valid list identifier. If the value of members-list is 0, then _loadMembers creates a new list, fills it with the members of the SAS External File object, and returns the list identifier. If members-list is nonzero, then it must be a valid list identifier; otherwise, the program halts with an error.

'APPEND'
C appends any members entries to members-list; members-list is cleared by default

Argument	Type	Description
members-list	N	specifies the identifier of an SCL list. Each entry in members-list corresponds to an external file and is a sublist. Specify members-list as a numeric variable that is initialized either to 0 or to a valid list identifier. If the value of members-list is 0, then _loadMembers creates a new list, fills it with the members of the SAS External File object, and returns the list identifier. If members-list is nonzero, then it must be a valid list identifier; otherwise, the program halts with an error.
`'APPEND'`	C	appends any members entries to members-list; members-list is cleared by default

Details

_loadMembers and _getMembers perform the same function except that _loadMembers loads information about all members of a SAS External File object. _getMembers enables you to select the members that are loaded.

The form of members-list is the same as the form specified in _getMembers List Items.

By default, _loadMembers clears all items from members-list and fills it with the SAS External File object members. If 'APPEND' is specified, then the SAS External File object members are appended to the existing members-list.

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