SAS 9.4 Language Reference, 6th Edition

Chapter 30

Stored Compiled DATA Step

Programs

Definition of a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685

Uses for Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686

Restrictions and Requirements for Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs . . . . 686

How SAS Processes Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686

Creating a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687

Syntax for Creating a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687

Process to Compile and Store a DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687

Example: Creating a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688

Executing a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689

Syntax for Executing a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689

Process to Execute a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690

Using Global Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690

Redirecting Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690

Printing the Source Code of a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . 691

Example: Executing a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 691

Differences between Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs

and DATA Step Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692

Example of DATA Step Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693

Quality Control Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693

Definition of a Stored Compiled DATA Step

Program

A stored compiled DATA step program is a SAS file that contains a DATA step program

that has been compiled and then stored in a SAS library. You can execute stored

compiled programs as needed, without having to recompile them. Stored compiled

DATA step programs are of member type PROGRAM.

Note: Stored compiled programs are available for DATA step applications only. Your

stored programs can contain all SAS language elements except global statements. If

you do include global statements in your source program, SAS stores the compiled

program. However, SAS does not store the global statements, and it does not display

a warning message in the SAS log.

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