Date:         Mon, 6 Jul 1998 09:16:53 +0500
Reply-To:     Bernard Tremblay <bernard@CAPITALE.QC.CA>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Bernard Tremblay <bernard@CAPITALE.QC.CA>
Subject:      Re: input dataset issue
Comments: To: rborz@LELAND.STANFORD.EDU

Hi,
        In SAS "set xxx.dat" refer to a sas dataset "dat" in a libname "xxx".
The physical name of the dataset would be different depending of the platform
you use.  See the manual or the help about SAS datasets for more info.
 
        regards,
                Bernard Tremblay
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>>>Date:         Sun, 5 Jul 1998 20:25:32 -0700
>>>Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
>>>From: rxb <rborz@LELAND.STANFORD.EDU>
>>>Subject:      input dataset issue
>>>To: SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>Can anyone tell me if Sas Unix treats dat.ssd as a default dataset of
>>>some sort.  I have code that reads "set xxx.dat".  The program then uses
>>>the dataset dat.ssd which is in the current directory as the input. This
>>>file is binary and does mention xxx.dat inside, yet I still have found
>>>no info re: why sas look here for the data.  Thanks for the help,
>>>
>>>Ron