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sequential file

A file that contains records or other elements that are stored in a chronological order based on account number or some other identifying data. In order to locate the desired data, sequential files ...
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SEQUENTIAL PARETO MINIMIZATION OF PHYSICAL SYSTEMS USING CALIBRATED COMPUTER SIMULATORS

This paper proposes a sequential design methodology for a combined physical system and computer simulator experiment having multiple outputs, in the setting where the goal is to find the Pareto Front ...
Simon Fraser University

Specifying Physical Files

a fully qualified data set name such as 'SAS.SAS8.AUTOEXEC' or 'MY.PDS(MEMBER)' a partially qualified data set name such as '.CNTL'. SAS inserts the value of the SYSPREF= system option (which is ...
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Space, materiality and the contingency of action: a sequential analysis of the patient's file in doctor–patient interactions

Focusing on the multi-dimensionality of interactional settings, this study analyzes how the material world is a significant factor in the sequential co-production of the video-taped doctor–patient ...
Simon Fraser University

Using the FILENAME Statement or Function to Allocate External Files

In interactive mode, if you issue a FILENAME statement or function or attempt to allocate a file with the FNAME window for a file that does not exist, and if you do not specify DISP=NEW, and if the ...