SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

FILEDEST= System Option
Specifies the default printer destination
Default: none
System Options under z/OS FILEDEV= System Option 431
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category: File Control: EXTFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXTFILES
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
FILEDEST=printer-destination
Details
The FILEDEST= system option specifies the default destination to be used for printer
data sets when the DEST= option is omitted. This can occur when the FILENAME
statement or FILENAME function does not have a DEST= value or when the form
being used does not have a DEST= value.
See Also
FILEDEV= System Option
3 “SYSOUT Data Set Options for the FILENAME Statement” on page 383
Specifies the device name used for allocating new physical files
Default: SYSDA
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Categories: File Control: EXTFILES, File Control: SASFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUPS= EXTFILES and SASFILES
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
FILEDEV=device-name
Details
FILEDEV= specifies the device name to be used when dynamically allocating a new
physical file if device-type or UNIT= is not specified in the FILENAME statement or
FILENAME function, or if UNIT= is not specified in the LIBNAME statement or
LIBNAME function. Device names are site-specific.