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Note: For information about accessing SAS files on tape,
see Accessing SAS Files on Tape.
When to Use the V6TAPE Engine |
In contrast to the V6 engine, the V6TAPE engine has the following limitations:
How to Select the V6TAPE Engine |
There are three ways to select the V6TAPE engine:
Engine:
field of the New Library dialog box. You can open the New Library dialog box
by issuing the LIBASSIGN command in the command window.
Default
as the type in the
Engine:
field of the New Library
dialog box. The SAS System then selects the V6TAPE engine automatically. SAS
also selects the V6TAPE engine automatically if you use the DCL DEFINE command
to assign an OpenVMS logical name to
an existing Version 6 sequential-format data library and then use that logical
name as a libref in a SAS file specification.
Member Types Supported |
The V6TAPE engine supports files with all Version 6 member types:
ACCESS | INDEX |
CATALOG | MDDB |
DATA | PROGRAM |
DMDB | VIEW |
FDB |
Engine/Host Options Used by the V6TAPE Engine |
The V6TAPE engine recognizes all the data set options that are documented in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary. For more information about data set options, see Data Set Options.
Data Set Options Used by the V6TAPE Engine |
The V6TAPE engine recognizes all the data set options that are documented in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary except for COMPRESS=, REUSE=, and CNTLLEV=. For more information about data set options, see Data Set Options.
System Options Used by the V6TAPE Engine |
The V6TAPE engine uses the BUFNO= and BUFSIZE= system options. For information about these system options, see BUFNO= and BUFSIZE=.
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