SORTSIZE=

SORTSIZE=

Specifies the SIZE parameter that SAS is to pass to the sort utility

Default: MAX

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

CMS specifics: maximum sort size

Syntax
See Also

Syntax

SORTSIZE=MAX | SIZE | MIN | n | nK | nM | nG

MAX: specifies that the characters MAX are to be passed to the system sort utility. This causes the sort utility to size itself. Not all sort utilities support this feature.
SIZE: specifies that the sort is to use the total amount of free space in the virtual machine minus the amount that is specified by the LEAVE= option in the PROC SORT statement.
MIN: specifies that the characters MIN are to be passed to the system sort utility. This causes the sort utility to size itself. Not all sort utilities support this feature.
n: specifies a number of bytes of memory to pass to the sort utility. If n is 0, the sort uses the default that was defined when it was installed.
nK: specifies a number of kilobytes of memory to pass to the sort utility.
nM: specifies a number of megabytes (1 megabyte = 1,048,576 bytes) to pass to the host sort utility.
nG: specifies a number of gigabytes (1 gigabyte = 1,073,741,824 bytes) to pass to the host sort utility.

See Also

Default:	MAX
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
CMS specifics:	maximum sort size