SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fourth Edition

238 BL_DEFAULT_DIR= Data Set Option 4 Chapter 11See Also“BL_HOST= Data Set Option” on page 256“BL_PATH= Data Set Option” on page 269“BULKLOAD= Data Set Option” on page 290BL_DEFAULT_DIR= Data Set OptionSpecifies where bulk load creates all intermediate files.Default value: Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESSsoftware)DBMS support: OracleSyntaxBL_DEFAULT_DIR=specifies the host-specific directory path where intermediate bulk-load files (CTL,DAT, LOG, BAD, DSC) are to be createdDetailsTo specify this option, you must first set BULKLOAD=YES.The value that you specify for this option is prepended to the filename. Be sure toprovide the complete, host-specific directory path, including the file and directoryseparator character to accommodate all platforms.ExampleIn this example, bulk load creates all related files in the C:\temp directory.data x.test (bulkload=yes BL_DEFAULT_DIR="c:\temp\" bl_delete_files=no);c1=1;run;See Also“BULKLOAD= Data Set Option” on page 290BL_DELETE_DATAFILE= Data Set OptionSpecifies whether to delete only the data file or all files that the SAS/ACCESS engine creates forthe DBMS bulk-load facility.