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At compile time when an external file is read, what items are created?

  1. Program data vector (PDV) and Descriptor portion

  2. Input buffer, Program data vector (PDV) and Descriptor portion

  3. Input buffer and Descriptor portion

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

During the compilation phase of a SAS DATA step that reads an external file, SAS creates the Input Buffer (to hold a record from the external file), the Program Data Vector (PDV), and the descriptor portion of the output dataset.

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