Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 13:40:05 -0400
Reply-To: MICHAEL.RAITHEL@RAITHM49.CUSTOMS.SPRINT.COM
Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From: "Michael A. Raithel" <MICHAEL.RAITHEL@RAITHM49.CUSTOMS.SPRINT.COM>
Subject: (MVS) Re: Re: Record Layout -Reply
Claudia Bullock set the record straight by posting the
following:
>Mike,
>
>The term "Record Layout" does not refer to statistics such
>as data created, record format, record length, and
>blocksize. A record layout is documentation that includes
>the name and type of the data elements (variables) that
>make up the records (observations) in a file. The Proc
>Contents procedure produces output which is SAS's version
>of a record layout.
>
>In my earlier post (perhaps you missed it), I explained
>how Proc Contents could be used to get a "record layout"
>for a file even if you only have the DSN, and don't know
>the internal SAS member name of the file you are
>interested in.
>
Claud,
Oh, all right; Now I get it! Great! I've just printed
your message so that I won't forget the definition.
If I had known that _YOU_ had posted earlier, then it
obviously would have been superfluous for me to attempt an
answer. I guess that I have a lot to learn about computer
terms, SAS software, and the MVS operating system!
So, where can I find documentation on this "Proc Contents"
of yours? And, why haven't I ever heard of it before?
Of course, all of these opinions and insights are my own,
and do not reflect those of my organization or my
associates.
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Michael A. Raithel
"The man who wrote the book on performance"
E-mail: maraithel@mcimail.com
Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment
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...and if I swallow anything evil, put your fingers down my
throat...
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