There are several operating system-type options that you can use directly in the %INCLUDE statement without having to code a separate FILENAME statement. One example is when you need to increase the length of the source code being included to allow a longer length than the default length of 256 characters. You can specify a longer length using the LRECL= option directly in the %INCLUDE statement following the forward slash (/). See the following example:

%include "c:\myfiles\mySASsource" / lrecl=500;

For specific information about the options that you can use in the %INCLUDE statement, see the SAS^® documentation for your operating environment. The links are provided below:

• %INCLUDE Statement under Windows
• %INCLUDE Statement under UNIX
• %INCLUDE Statement under z/OS

For more information about %INCLUDE, as well as limitations on length or possible truncated data, records, or source lines, see the following SAS articles:

• Problem Note 4448, "Source code, %INCLUDE records, and DATALINES are truncated at 256 bytes"
• Usage Note 8328, "%INCLUDE of file with LRECL greater than 2000 causes problems"
• SAS KB0041709, "Length limitations when submitting SAS code"