Data Set Options for Aster

All SAS/ACCESS data set options in this table are supported for Aster. Default values are provided where applicable. For details, see Data Set Options for Relational Databases.

SAS/ACCESS Data Set Options for Aster
Option	Default Value
BL_DATAFILE=	none
BL_DATAFILE_PATH=	none
BL_DBNAME=	none
BL_DELETE_DATAFILE=	YES
BL_DELIMITER=	\t (the tab symbol)
BL_ESCAPE=	\
BL_HOST=	none
BL_OPTIONS=	none
BL_PATH=	none
BL_QUOTE=	"
BULKLOAD=	NO
BULKUNLOAD=	LIBNAME option value
DBCOMMIT=	LIBNAME option value
DBCONDITION=	none
DBCREATE_TABLE_OPTS=	LIBNAME option value
DBFORCE=	NO
DBGEN_NAME=	DBMS
DBINDEX=	NO
DBKEY=	none
DBLABEL=	NO
DBLARGETABLE=	none
DBMAX_TEXT=	1024
DBNULL=	YES
DBNULLKEYS=	LIBNAME option value
DBPROMPT=	LIBNAME option value
DBSASTYPE=	see Data Types for Aster
DBTYPE=	see Data Types for Aster
DIMENSION=	NO
ERRLIMIT=	1
IGNORE_READ_ONLY_COLUMNS=	NO
INSERTBUFF=	LIBNAME option value
NULLCHAR=	SAS
NULLCHARVAL=	A blank character
PARTITION_KEY=	none
PRESERVE_COL_NAMES=	LIBNAME option value
QUERY_TIMEOUT=	LIBNAME option value
READBUFF=	LIBNAME option value
SASDATEFMT=	none
SCHEMA=	LIBNAME option value

Last updated: February 3, 2026