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Output Control Data Set
The output control data set contains information that describes informats or formats.
Output control data sets have a number of uses. For example, an output control data
set can be edited with a DATA step to programmatically change value ranges or can be
subset with a DATA step to create new formats and informats. Additionally, you can
move formats and informats from one operating environment to another by creating an
output control data set, using the CPORT procedure to create a transfer file of the data
set, and then using the CIMPORT and FORMAT procedures in the target operating
environment to create the formats and informats there.
You create an output control data set with the CNTLOUT= option in the PROC
FORMAT statement. You use output control data sets, or a set of observations from an
output control data set, as an input control data set in a subsequent PROC FORMAT
step with the CNTLIN= option.
Output control data sets contain an observation for every value or range in each of
the informats or formats in the LIBRARY= catalog. The data set consists of variables
that give either global information about each format and informat created in the
PROC FORMAT step or specific information about each range and value.
The variables in the output control data set are
DEFAULT
a numeric variable that indicates the default length for format or informat
END
a character variable that gives the range’s ending value
EEXCL
a character variable that indicates whether the range’s ending value is excluded.
Values are
Y
N
the range’s ending value is excluded
the range’s ending value is not excluded
FILL
for picture formats, a numeric variable whose value is the value of the FILL=
option
FMTNAME
a character variable whose value is the format or informat name
FUZZ
a numeric variable whose value is the value of the FUZZ= option
HLO
a character variable that contains range information about the format or informat
in the form of eight different letters that can appear in any combination. Values
are
F
H
I
standard SAS format or informat used for formatted value or
informatted value
range’s ending value is HIGH
numeric informat range (informat defined with unquoted
numeric range)