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Using the V6TAPE Engine

In contrast to the V6 engine, the V6TAPE engine does not support indexing and compression of observations. Also, you cannot have a mixed mode, sequential-format SAS data library; you can store only Version 6 or Version 5 sequential SAS data sets on one tape, not some of each.

Note:   For information about accessing SAS files on tape, see Accessing SAS Files on Tape.  [cautionend]


When to Use the V6TAPE Engine

Use the V6TAPE engine to create sequential-format SAS data libraries either on disk or on tape and to access files in sequential data libraries. The primary purpose of this engine is to enable you to back up Version 6 SAS data sets, catalogs, or whole data libraries. The V6TAPE engine makes it possible to back up applications that contain both SAS data sets and SAS catalogs.

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:


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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