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FILENAME

OS/390 specifics:

host options, devices

fileref

specifies the fileref to assign to an external file.

filename

specifies the external file. Specifying a blank file-name deassigns one that was previously assigned.

device

specifies the type of device if the fileref points to an output device rather than to a physical file:

DUMMY

output to the file is discarded

PIPE

an unnamed pipe

PLOTTER

an unbuffered graphics output device

PRINTER

a printer or printer spool file

TERMINAL

the user's terminal

TAPE

a tape driver

host-options

are host-specific options that may be specified in the FILENAME statement. These options can be categorized into several groups. For details, see the following sections:

• FILENAME

• DCB Attribute Options

• SYSOUT Data Set Options for the FILENAME Statement

• Subsystem Options for the FILENAME Statement

• Options That Specify SMS Keywords

• Host-Specific Options for UNIX System Services Files .

You can specify host options in any order following the file specification and the optional device specification. When specifying more than one option, use a blank space to separate each option. Values for options may be specified with or without quotes. However, if a value contains one of the supported national characters ($, #, or @), the quotes are required.

• FILENAME statement, see FILENAME

• SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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