OBS=

OBS=

Specifies which observation the SAS System will process last

Language element: system option

Default: 2147483647

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for n; valid value for MAX

Syntax
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Syntax

OBS=n | nK | nM | nG | MIN | MAX | hexX

n | nK | nM | nG: specifies the number of the last observation to process in bytes (n), kilobytes (nK), megabytes (nM), or gigabytes (nG).
MIN: sets the number of the last observation to process to 0, and requires SAS to use a default value.
MAX: is 2,147,483,647. This number is the default.
hexX: specifies the number of the last observation to process as a hexadecimal number. This number must be followed by an X, as in hexadecimal-valueX.

Details

The OBS= system option specifies which observation from a data set or which record from a raw data file that SAS reads last.

Under OpenVMS, the default value is 2147483647.

See Also

OBS= system option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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Language element:	system option
Default:	2147483647
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for n; valid value for MAX