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

The ACCESS Procedure for Relational Databases 4 CREATE Statement 897ASSIGN StatementIndicates whether SAS variable names and formats are generatedApplies to: access descriptorInteraction: FORMAT, RENAME, RESET, UNIQUEDefault: NOASSIGN YES | NO | Y | N;YESgenerates unique SAS variable names from the first eight characters of the DBMScolumn names. If you specify YES, you cannot specify the RENAME, FORMAT,RESET, or UNIQUE statements when you create view descriptors that are based onthe access descriptor.NOlets you modify SAS variable names and formats when you create an access descriptorand when you create view descriptors that are based on this access descriptor.DetailsThe ASSIGN statement indicates how SAS variable names and formats are assigned:3 SAS automatically generates SAS variable names.3 You can change SAS variable names and formats in the view descriptors that arecreated from the access descriptor.Each time the SAS/ACCESS interface encounters a CREATE statement to create anaccess descriptor, the ASSIGN statement is reset to the default NO value.When you create an access descriptor, use the RENAME statement to change SASvariable names and the FORMAT statement to change SAS formats.When you specify YES, SAS generates names according to these rules:3 You can change the SAS variable names only in the access descriptor.3 SAS variable names that are saved in an access descriptor are always used whenview descriptors are created from the access descriptor. You cannot change themin the view descriptors.3 The ACCESS procedure allows names only up to eight characters.CREATE StatementCreates a SAS/ACCESS descriptor fileApplies to:access descriptor or view descriptorCREATE libref.member-name.ACCESS | VIEW ;