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SEQENGINE=

Default:	SASV7SEQ
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category:	File Control: SASFILES
OS/390 specifics:	all

sequential-engine

can have the following values:

TAPE or V8TAPE

specifies the engine for accessing sequential SAS data libraries in Version 8 tape format.

V7TAPE, V7SEQ, or SASV7SEQ

specifies the engine for accessing sequential SAS data libraries in Version 7 tape format.

V6SEQ, or SASV6SEQ

specifies the engine for accessing sequential SAS data libraries in Version 6 tape format.

Details

The SEQENGINE= system option specifies the engine that SAS will use to access an existing sequential format data library when an engine name is not explicitly stated in the LIBNAME statement or LIBNAME function.

See Also

• Using the V8TAPE Engine

• Appendix 1, Accessing V5 and V5SEQ SAS Data Libraries, in SAS Companion for the MVS Environment, Version 6, Second Edition

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