Date:         Thu, 5 Jan 2006 07:21:23 -0500
Reply-To:     "Richard A. DeVenezia" <rdevenezia@WILDBLUE.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Richard A. DeVenezia" <rdevenezia@WILDBLUE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Can somebody tell me where the "How option value set:" is
              stored?
Comments: To: sas-l@uga.edu

Pieter wrote:
> If I use the following code:
> PROC OPTIONS VALUE; run;
>
> You get the following result:
> Portable Options:
>
> Option Value Information For SAS Option _LAST_
>     Option Value: _NULL_
>     Option Scope: Default
>     How option value set:  Shipped Default
> Option Value Information For SAS Option APPLETLOC
>     Option Value:
>     Option Scope: Default
>     How option value set:  Shipped Default
> .....
>
> Can somebody tell me where the "How option value set:" is stored?
>

The value attribute "How option value set:" of an option, as reported by
Proc OPTIONS seems to be stored in a black box.  I would speculate (at
present) Proc OPTIONS value is the only agency that reveals it.

DICTIONARY.OPTIONS or SASHELP.VOPTIONS does not have a column "HowSet" --
this could be a great request for the SASware Ballot.  Likewise, some, but
not all,  of the definition attributes of an option are only revealed in the
metadata tables.

Proc Options define value option=xwait;
run;

Options NOXWAIT;

Proc Options define value option=xwait;
run;

--
Richard A. DeVenezia
http://www.devenezia.com/