SORTLIB=

SORTLIB=

Specifies a TXTLIB to be searched when a sort utility's services are requested

Default: none

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation

CMS specifics: all

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

SORTLIB=text-library-specification

text-library-specification: is the filename of a CMS TXTLIB that contains the system sort utility.

The following table lists the possible values for this argument:

Specify SORTLIB= When SORTPGM= Sort used

CASORT$C SORT/CASMA001 CA-SORT

PLSRTLIB SORT/IERRCO00* PLSORT

DFSRTLIB SORT DFSORT

VMSLIB SORT VMSORT

SYNCSORT SORT SYNCSORT

*Note that the last three characters in the sort program name SORT/IERRCO00 are the letter O, followed by two zeros.

Specify SORTLIB=	When SORTPGM=	Sort used
CASORT$C	SORT/CASMA001	CA-SORT
PLSRTLIB	SORT/IERRCO00*	PLSORT
DFSRTLIB	SORT	DFSORT
VMSLIB	SORT	VMSORT
SYNCSORT	SORT	SYNCSORT
*Note that the last three characters in the sort program name SORT/IERRCO00 are the letter O, followed by two zeros.

Details

The SORTLIB= system option names a TXTLIB to be made global for use when the SORTPGM= system option is specified as BEST, HOST, or a value other than SAS. This option should be set in the SASV8SYS CONFIG file when SAS software is installed.

See Also

SORTPGM=

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Default:	none
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
CMS specifics:	all