CBUFNO=

CBUFNO=

Controls the number of extra page buffers to allocate for each open SAS catalog

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window

Category: Files: SAS files

PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SASFILES

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details

Syntax

CBUFNO=n| nK | nM | nG | MIN | MAX | hex

Syntax Description

n | nK | nM | nG: specifies the number of extra page buffers in terms of bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, respectively.
MIN: sets the number of extra page buffers to 0, and requires SAS to use a default value.
MAX: sets the number of extra page buffers to 20.
hex: specifies the number of extra page buffers as a hexadecimal number. This number must be followed by an X.

Details

The CBUFNO= option is similar to the BUFNO= option that is used for SAS data set processing.

Increasing the value for the CBUFNO= option may result in fewer I/O operations when your application reads very large objects from catalogs. Increasing this value also comes with the normal tradeoff between performance and memory usage. If memory is a serious constraint for your system, you probably should not increase the value of the CBUFNO= option. This is especially true if you have increased the value of the CATCACHE= option.

Operating Environment Information: The syntax that is shown here applies to the OPTIONS statement. On the command line or in a configuration file, the syntax is specific to your operating environment. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment. [cautionend]

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Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window
Category:	Files: SAS files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	SASFILES