SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

104 Host-Specific Options for UNIX System Services Files Chapter 5
input mode $ 1-10 nlinks 12-14 user $ 16-23
group $25-32 size 34-40 lastmod $ 42-53
name $ 54-253;
run;
Piping Data from SAS to a UNIX System Services Command
When a pipe is opened for output by the FILE statement, any lines that are written
to the pipe by the PUT statement are sent to the command’s standard input. For
example, here is a DATA step that uses the UNIX System Services od command to
write the contents of the file in hexadecimal format to the UNIX System Services file
dat/dump.dat, as follows:
filename oecmd pipe ’od -x -tc - >dat/dump.dat’;
data _null_;
file oecmd;
input line $ 1-60;
put line;
datalines;
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run;
Host-Specific Options for UNIX System Services Files
The following table shows which host-specific options are recognized by the
FILENAME, FILE, and INFILE statements for UNIX System Services files and pipes.
No other options are recognized, including such options specific to z/OS as DISP,
CLOSE, and DCB. Descriptions of the options follow the table.
Table 5.5 Host-Specific Options for UNIX System Services Files and Pipes
Option FILENAME FILE INFILE
FILEDATA= X X X
OLD X X
MOD X X
LRECL= X X X
RECFM= X X X
TERMSTR= X X X
FILEDATA=BINARY | TEXT
The FILEDATA= option specifies that the file being processed is expected to
contain one of the following:
BINARY
data without record separator character sequences.