SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

432 FILEDIRBLK= System Option Chapter 18
FILEDIRBLK= System Option
Specifies the number of default directory blocks to allocate for new partitioned data sets
Default: 6
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category: File Control: EXTFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXTFILES
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
FILEDIRBLK=n
Details
The FILEDIRBLK= system option specifies how many directory blocks to allocate for a
new partitioned data set when the SPACE= option is omitted from the FILENAME
statement or FILENAME function.
See Also
FILEEXT= System Option
3 “FILESPPRI= System Option” on page 439
3 “FILESPSEC= System Option” on page 440
3 “FILEUNIT= System Option” on page 442
Specifies how to handle file extensions when accessing members of partitioned data sets
Default: IGNORE
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category: File Control: EXTFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXTFILES
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
FILEEXT=VERIFY | IGNORE | INVALID | ASIS
VERIFY
verifies that the part of the name after the period corresponds to the last level of the
partitioned data set name.