Example (FILE HANDLE command)

FILE HANDLE thisMonthFile /NAME='/sales/data/july.sav'.
FILE HANDLE dataDirectory /NAME='/sales/data'.
GET FILE 'thisMonthFile'.
GET FILE 'dataDirectory/july.sav'.

• The first FILE HANDLE command defines a file handle that refers to a specific file.
• The second FILE HANDLE command only specifies a directory path.
• The two subsequent GET FILE commands are functionally equivalent. Note that both file specifications are enclosed in quotes (a good general practice).