| SAS/ACCESS Interface to IMS-DL/I Software |
If you are unfamiliar with the FILE statement, refer to SAS Language Reference: Dictionary for more
information.
The FILE statement identifies an external file to which information
specified by a PUT statement is written. In an IMS-DL/I DATA step, the DL/I
FILE statement specifies a PSB, which in turn identifies a DL/I database or
message queue to be accessed by a DL/I update call. The call is formatted
using the values and variables specified in the DL/I INFILE statement, which
must precede the DL/I FILE statement in the DATA step. The update call is
issued when the corresponding DL/I PUT statement is executed. In other words,
to issue an update call you use a DL/I INFILE, DL/I FILE, and DL/I PUT statement.
The form of the DL/I FILE statement is:
FILE PSBname DLI;
where
- PSBname
- specifies the same PSB referenced in the
DATA step's DL/I INFILE statement. Refer to The DL/I INFILE Statement for more information. A PSB name must be
specified.
- DLI
- tells the SAS System that the output file
is a DL/I database or message queue. DL/I must be specified and must be after
the PSB name.
No other options (including
standard FILE statement options) are recognized in the DL/I FILE statement.
The DL/I FILE statement references a PSB that identifies
a database or message queue to which a corresponding DL/I PUT statement writes.
The most recently executed FILE statement determines
the current output file. If you are using more than one output
file in a DATA step, there must be a FILE statement for each file. Change
the current output file from one to another by executing a different FILE
statement. To return to the original output file, repeat the original FILE
statement. The current output file does not change until a new FILE statement
executes, regardless of the number of PUT statements executed.
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