PARMCARDS= System Option: z/OS

Specifies the file reference to use as the PARMCARDS file.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVFILES
Default: SASPARM
z/OS specifics: Valid values for fileref
See: PARMCARDS= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference
Syntax
Details

Syntax

PARMCARDS=fileref

Required Argument

fileref
specifies the file reference of the file to be opened.

Details

The PARMCARDS= system option specifies the file reference of a file that SAS opens when it encounters a PARMCARDS statement in a procedure.
In SAS 9.2, if you specify the PARMCARDS= system option when you invoke SAS or in a configuration file, you can use the command-line alias PRMCARDS.
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