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EXTENSION

EXTENSION

Specifies the file extension for an external graphics file.

Used in: GOPTIONS statement

Default: device dependent

See also: GACCESS, GSFNAME

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Syntax

EXTENSION='file-type'

file-type: a string up to eight characters long that is a file extension, such as GIF or CGM, that you want to append to an external file.

The extension specified on EXTENSION= is used when the output destination is a storage location. The extension is ignored when the output destination is a file. To specify the output destination, you can use a FILENAME statement, or the graphics options GACCESS= or GSFNAME=.

Assuming the output destination is a storage location,

if EXTENSION='.', no extension is added to the file name
if EXTENSION=' ' or EXTENSION= is not used, the driver's default extension is added to the file name
if the driver has no default extension, SAS/GRAPH uses the default extension .GSF.

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