SAS Language Elements

Commands

The following commands are obsolete:

• DLGPRT

• DLGPRTMODE

• DLGPRTPREVIEW

• DLGPRTSETUP.

Functions and CALL Routines

• To call a specific routine or module that resides in a shared library, you can use the MODULE function. For more information, see "MODULE Function" on page 251.

• You can store the contents of a memory address in a numeric variable on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms by using the PEEKLONG function. This function replaces the PEEK function, which was valid only on 32-bit platforms. For more information, see "PEEKLONG Function" on page 254.

Statements

• The following option is new in the FILE, FILENAME, and INFILE statements:

  • TERMSTR= enables the sharing of UNIX and PC formatted files.

For more information, see "FILE Statement" on page 291, "FILENAME Statement" on page 293, and "INFILE Statement" on page 299.

• The following options are new in the %INCLUDE statement:

  • BLKSIZE= specifies the number of bytes that are physically read or written in an I/O operation.

  • ENCODING= specifies the encoding to use when reading from the specified source.

  • LRECL= specifies the record length (in bytes).

  • RECFM= controls the record format.

For more information, see "%INCLUDE Statement" on page 298.

Procedures

• To see all the system options that have been set by your site administrator, use the RESTRICT option in the OPTIONS procedure. For more information, see "OPTIONS Procedure" on page 279.

• The BMDP procedure is obsolete.

System Options

• The following system options are new:

  • You can specify the location of the Program Editor autosave file by using the AUTOSAVELOC system option. For more information, see"AUTOSAVELOC System Option" on page 317.

  • If you create a customized table of contents and index for the SAS Help and Documentation, use the HELPINDEX and HELPTOC system options to specify the file location. For more information, see "HELPTOC System Option" on page 335 and "HELPINDEX System Option" on page 333.

  • SSLCALISTLOC, SSLCERTLOC, SSLCLIENTAUTH, SSLCRLCHECK, SSLCRLLOC, SSLPVTKEYLOC, and SSLPVTKEYPASS are new system options that support Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) authentication. For more information, see "SSLCALISTLOC System Option" on page 369, "SSLCERTLOC System Option" on page 370, "SSLCLIENTAUTH System Option" on page 371, "SSLCRLCHECK System Option" on page 372, "SSLCRLLOC System Option" on page 373, "SSLPVTKEYLOC System Option" on page 373, and "SSLPVTKEYPASS System Option" on page 374.

  • To set permissions for the temporary Work library when it is created, use the WORKPERMS system option. For more information, see "WORKPERMS System Option" on page 382.

• The following system options are enhanced:

  • If you specify only a directory path for the ALTLOG, LOG, ALTPRINT, or PRINT system options during SAS invocation, then the default filename for your log or procedure output file is filename .LOG or filename .LST, where filename is the name of your SAS job. For more information, see "ALTLOG System Option" on page 313, "LOG System Option" on page 340, "ALTPRINT System Option" on page 314, and "PRINT System Option" on page 351.

  • SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the new default for the EMAILSYS system option. For more information, see "EMAILSYS System Option" on page 326.

  • V9 is a new value for the ENGINE system option. For more information, see "ENGINE System Option" on page 327.

  • MAX is the new default for the SORTSIZE system option. The value of MAX is based on your operating environment. For more information, see "SORTSIZE System Option" on page 368.

• The following system options have values that are obsolete:

  • Because the CoSort utility is no longer supported, cosort is not a valid value for the SORTNAME system option. For more information, see "SORTNAME System Option" on page 367.

• The following system options are obsolete:

  • PROCLEAVE

  • SORTLIB

  • SYSLEAVE

  • XPRINTNM.

The UNBUFLOG system option has been replaced by the LOGPARM system option, which is available in all operating environments. For details, see SAS Language Reference: Dictionary