SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

434 FILEFORMS= System Option Chapter 18
Example of FILEEXT=ASIS
With the ASIS parameter, the member name is accepted as-is:
options fileext=asis;
/* allocate a PDS */
filename out2 ’myid.fileext.testsrc’ disp=old;
data _null_;
/* the member name is ’mem.as’ */
file out2(mem.as);
put ’text’;
run;
FILEFORMS= System Option
Specifies the default SYSOUT form for a print file
Default: none
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category: Log and Procedure Output Control: LISTCONTROL
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LISTCONTROL
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
FILEFORMS=operating-environment-form
Details
The FILEFORMS= system option specifies a default operating environment form using
one to four characters. The default form is used when a printer file is dynamically
allocated if FORMS= is not specified in the FILENAME statement or FILENAME
function.
Comparison
The FILEFORMS= option specifies operating environment forms, whereas the portable
FORMS= system option specifies the name of the default form that is used by the SAS
FORM subsystem. For information about the FORM subsystem and about the
FORMS= system option, see SAS Language Reference: Dictionary and “Using the
PRINT Command and the FORM Subsystem” on page 119.
FILELOCKS= System Option
Specifies whether file locking is on or off and what action should be taken if a file cannot be locked