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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
Category: Sort: SORT
OS/390 specifics: valid values

Syntax

Syntax

SORTSIZE=MAX | SIZE | 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.

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 of memory to pass to the sort utility.

nG
specifies a number of gigabytes of memory to pass to the sort utility.


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