I like to set up my libraries to be enabled at startup, so I create them using the New Library window (see the attached image) by right-clicking in the Active Libraries window and choosing New... from the pop-up menu. I cannot find much documentation on it, so I don't know what the Options: box is for. Every time I start up SAS, I have to use options fmtsearch=(fv04.formats);.
I was not sure if the options statement above is related to the Options: box in the New Library window. Is it possible to have SAS search for the library formats upon start up so I don't have to type in the options statement every time I start SAS? I don't know if that would be good practice if I start getting a lot of libraries saved in there, so any advice would also be accepted.
In short, I have two questions:
Options: Take a look at: http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/acpcref/63184/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a002143109.htm
Libname and format search paths: Why not just include them in an autoexec.sas file?
Options: Take a look at: http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/acpcref/63184/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a002143109.htm
Libname and format search paths: Why not just include them in an autoexec.sas file?
I believe the options that you linked me to are for the LIBNAME statement, but will they also work in the Options box of the New Library window?
And I was not aware of autoexec.sas files; I will look into those. Thanks!
According to the online help within the new library window gui:
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