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- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 10:03:45 EDT
- Reply-To: Howard Schreier <HIS@NIHCU.BITNET>
- Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.BITNET>
- From: Howard Schreier <HIS@NIHCU.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: SASLIST output before SASLOG output r6.07; what are other
- sites
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- CONTENT: Response/Comment
- SUMMARY: Don't require that *all* DD names be alphabetized
- REL/PLTF: MVS
-
- > We are moving from r5.18 to r6.07 at our site, MVS batch. The
- > problem is the name change of the SASLIST and SASLOG DDnames. It
- > is a long standing practice at our site to order all the DDnames
- > alphabetically in public procs. In r5.18 of SAS, the SASLIST DD
- > name was FORTRAN unit FT12F001 and came after the SASLOG DD name
- > FT11F001 (alphabetically). Consequently, in r5.18, the user would
- > always get the LOG output before the LIST output. However, for
- > r6.07, the user always gets the LIST output before the LOG output
- > (again, because SASLIST comes before SASLOG alphabetically).
- >
- > This has caused a stir for our SAS Software Consultant. She
- > insists that the LOG output MUST come first, for a variety of
- > reasons, among them being:
-
- [details deleted for sake of brevity]
-
- > My question is, what are other sites doing about this change?
- > Or, is it a non-issue at most sites? There are two ways I know
- > of to work around this problem:
-
- [details deleted for sake of brevity]
-
- This whole thing is real flame-bait, but I'll refrain.
-
- As this problem illustrates, the ordering of DD statements
- is significant. Therefore, a rigid, arbitrary rule like the
- mandatory alphabetization at this site has some serious
- implications; in particular, there will be problems with
- procedures imported from sites which don't adhere to the
- rule.
-
- IMHO, the answer is to relax the alphabetization policy.
- Something like this: (1) alphabetize except where
- circumstances require exceptions, and annotate the
- exceptions; (2) design locally developed procedures to
- conform to the alphabetization standard.
-
- > Which is the lesser of two evils?
- >
- > Are there any other solutions or options I have overlooked? I
- > need some ideas, as we are soon to have a meeting to decide once
- > and for all which way SAS r6.07 will go. Any help will be
- > appreciated!
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