INFOMAPS Procedure

EXPORT LOCALIZABLE_PROPERTIES Statement

Exports the localizable properties of one or more information maps to an external file.
Alias: EXPORT LOC_PROPERTIES

Syntax

EXPORT LOCALIZABLE_PROPERTIES FILE="physical-location" <option>;

Required Argument

FILE="physical-location"
specifies the external file to which the localizable properties of one or more information maps are exported. The extension .locprop is added to the specified pathname if it is not included in the specified value.
Note:If the specified external file already exists, it is replaced.

Optional Argument

INFOMAP="location" <keep-drop-list>
INFOMAP=("location-1" <keep-drop-list-1> <... "location-n" <keep-drop-list-n>>
specifies the location and names of the information maps for which localized properties are exported.
location
specifies a location within the SAS folders tree that contains the information maps for which you want to export properties.
keep-drop-list
specifies the names of information maps from the specified location that you want to include in or exclude from the export process. By default, properties are exported for all information maps at the specified location. The keep-drop-list value has the following form:
(information-map-name-1 <...information-map-name-n>) </KEEP | /DROP>
By default, the list specifies the information maps from the specified location for which properties are exported. If you specify the /DROP argument, then the specified information maps are excluded and properties for all other information maps from the specified location are exported.
Alias:INFOMAPS=
Default:If you do not specify the INFOMAP= option, then the localizable properties for the current information map are exported. When exporting the properties for the current information map, it is a good practice to use a SAVE statement before the EXPORT statement. This ensures that all pending changes are saved.
Note:An error occurs if you specify the INFOMAP= option while an information map is open. You can use the CLOSE INFOMAP statement to close the current information map if you want to export the properties of a different information map.

Details

The EXPORT LOCALIZABLE_PROPERTIES statement generates text files that can be used as source by translators who want to localize the properties of an information map for other languages. The localized versions of the properties files can then be read back into the information maps using the IMPORT LOCALIZED_PROPERTIES statement. For more information, see IMPORT LOCALIZED_PROPERTIES Statement.

Example

/* Export the localizable properties of the current   */
/* information map to an external file                */
export localizable_properties file ="c:\test";

/* Export the localizable properties of two information maps   */
/* (Flights and Passengers) in the /Shared Data/Travel folder. */
export localizable_properties
       file="c:\myProp"
       infomaps ="/Shared Data/Travel"("Flights" "Passengers");