I record-length specifies a new logical record length for the file. To use the existing record length for the file, specify a length of 0 or do not provide a value here. To use the existing record format, do not specify a value here. D specifies the default record format. E specifies the editable record format.
F specifies that the file contains fixed-length records.
P specifies that the file contains printer carriage control in host-dependent record format. V specifies that the file contains variable-length records. Opening an existing file for output may overwrite the current contents of the file without warning. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment. Opening a directory member for output or append is not possible in some operating environments.