FILE

FILE

Saves the contents of a window to an external file

OS/2 specifics: valid options

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

FILE file-specification <portable-options> <host-options>

file-specification

specifies a valid OS/2 external file specification, as documented in Referencing External Files.

portable-options

specifies one or more portable options, which are documented under the FILE command in SAS online Help.

host-options

BLKSIZE=block-size
BLK=block-size

specifies the number of bytes that are physically read or written in an I/O operation. The default is 8K. The maximum is 1M.

HOTLINK

is used only in the context of Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). For a complete description and an example of using this option, see Using the DDE HOTLINK.

LRECL=record-length

specifies the record length (in bytes). Under OS/2, the default is 256. The value of record-length can range from 1 to 1,048,576 (1 megabyte).

NOTAB

is used only in the context of Dynamic Data Exchange. This option enables you to use non-tab character delimiters between variables. For more information about this option, see Using the NOTAB Option with DDE.

RECFM=record-format

controls the record format. Under OS/2, the following values are valid:

F	indicates fixed format.
N	indicates binary format and causes the file to be treated as a byte stream.
P	indicates print format.
S370V	indicates the variable S370 record format (V).
S370VB	indicates the variable block S370 record format (VB).
S370VBS	indicates the variable block with spanned records S370 record format (VBS).
V\|D	indicates variable format. This is the default.

Details

The FILE command writes the entire contents of the active window to an external file without removing text from the window.

See Also

FILE command in SAS online Help
Using the FILE Command
For an example of using some of these options, see Advanced External I/O Techniques.

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