Scripting Guide - SAS

Appendix A JSL Syntax Reference 713
Utility Functions
Returns
The text contained in the file.
Arguments
path A pathname that points to a text file. This can be a URL.
XMLParse Optional argument that causes an XML text file to be converted into JSL.
SASODSXML Optional argument that causes the text file to be parsed as SAS ODS default XML.
Local({name=value, ...}, script)
Description
Resolves names to local expressions.
Local Here(expression)
Description
Creates a local Here namespace block. Use this function to prevent name collisions when multiple scripts
are executed from the same root namespace (for example, when a script executes two button scripts that
have the same variables). The argument can be any valid JSL expression.
Lock Globals(name1, name2, ...)
Description
Locks one or more global variables to prevent it or them from being changed.
Lock Symbols(, , ...)
Description
Locks the specified symbols, which prevents them from being modified or cleared. If no symbols are
provided, all global symbols are locked. If no symbols are provided and the script has the Names Default
To Here mode turned on, then all local symbols are locked.
LogCapture(expr)
Description
Evaluates the expr, captures the output that would normally be sent to the log, and instead returns it.
Returns
A string that contains the log output.
Argument
Any valid JSL expression.
Note
No output appears in the log.
LPSolve(A, b, c, L, U, neq, nle, nge, )
Description
Returns a list containing the decision variables (and slack variables if applicable) in the first list item and
the optimal objective function value (if one exists) in the second list item.