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field

(fEld') n.

a division of a record or line that contains one data value.

file

(fIl') n.

related data stored together under a common name. I/O routines treat each file as a separate location in storage.

FILE

Data step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Data step statements. PSPL:Text File I/O:Selecting Files and Setting Options. SLRD:Statements.

Command. Saves a text file. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.

FILECLOSE

Dataset option. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Dataset Options. PSPL:Options for SAS Datasets:Dataset Options. SLRD:Data Set Options.

file data buffer

n.

a block of memory that contains the data of the current record in a text file.

Abbr. FDB.

FILEEXIST

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Low-Level I/O Programming:Text File I/O Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

file ID

n.

an integer value that identifies an open file accessed with I/O functions. The OPEN or MOPEN function assigns the file ID when it opens a file.

FILENAME

Global statement. Ref: PSPPR:GLobal Statements. PSPL:I/O:Names for Files. SLRD:Statements.

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Low-Level I/O Programming:Text File I/O Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

fileref

(fIl' ref) n.

a SAS name that identifies a file or directory in the SAS environment.

Also, file shortcut.

FILEREF

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Low-Level I/O Programming:Text File I/O Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

file shortcut

(fIl' sho^rt' kut) n.

fileref.

file type

n.

a particular way of organizing a particular kind of data in a file, usually as identified by a short code.

FILL

Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.

filter

(fil' tur) v.t.

1. to apply a rule or condition to select a subset of objects from; for example, to select files from a directory based on character patterns in their names.

n.

2. a rule or list used for filtering.

FIN

Language prefix for format or informat. Finnish. Ref: NLS:Formats for NLS. PSPL:Informats and Formats:Time Fields. PSPPR:Informats:Time Informats. PSPPR:Formats:Time Formats.

FIND

Command. Text search. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager. Alias, F.

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

FINDC

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

FINFO

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Low-Level I/O Programming:Text File I/O Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

FIPNAME

Function. Ref: PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Other Categories of Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

FIPNAMEL

Function. Ref: PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Other Categories of Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

FIPSTATE

Function. Ref: PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Other Categories of Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

FIRST

First level of two-level automatic variable names in the data step. Ref: PSPPR:Expressions:Variables. PSPL:Variables and Values:Values.

FIRSTOBS

Dataset option. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Dataset Options. PSPL:Options for SAS Datasets:Dataset Options. SLRD:Data Set Options.

System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Options for SAS Datasets:System Options For SAS Files. SLRD:SAS System Options.

fixed disk

(fixt' disk') n.

a hard disk that is permanently connected to a disk drive.

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