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SPAWN=


Specifies that the SAS System is invoked in a SPAWN/NOWAIT subprocess

Language element: system option
Default: WAIT
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics: All aspects are host-specific

Syntax
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Syntax

SPAWN=WAIT | NOWAIT

WAIT
causes the SAS System to assume that the terminal can be used to take input from the user. This is the default.

NOWAIT
causes the SAS System to assume that the terminal cannot be used to take input from the user. Therefore, the SAS System will not run in interactive line mode. Attention handling is disabled. However, you can run the SAS System in batch mode or in the Motif environment. The following is an example of using this option: 
$ SPAWN/NOWAIT SAS/SPAWN=NOWAIT MYFILE.SAS
Specifying SPAWN=NOWAIT in this situation is highly recommended. If you don't specify it, unnecessary interactions occur between the spawned SAS System and your terminal.

Details

The SPAWN= system option facilitates smooth operation of the SAS System in a SPAWN/NOWAIT subprocess.

To terminate the subprocess that runs the SAS System, use the DCL STOP command.
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