Date:         Fri, 14 May 2004 07:01:08 -0700
Reply-To:     kumar <tatasphani@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         kumar <tatasphani@YAHOO.COM>
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Subject:      coding in sas/af
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can any body explain what exactly this does I mean the Functions that
are used it SAS/AF application

st = open ('a.status (keep = Idate prdate ');
contol always ;

call set(st);

rc = fetchobs(st,1);

What does control always does ?
what does set(st) does ?

and Most important all what is  RC stands for and what does it do and
last one

FETCHOBS do in the program do

Thank you.