BUFNO=

BUFNO=

Specifies how many buffers to use for a SAS data set

Language element: system option

Default: 1

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

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for n

Syntax
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Syntax

BUFNO=number of buffers

number of buffers: specifies the number of buffers, from 1 to 10, that you want to allocate in bytes (n), kilobytes (nK), megabytes (nM), or gigabytes (nG).

Details

Under OpenVMS, there is not a maximum number of buffers that you can allocate, except for memory constraints. However, it is unusual to specify more than 10.

You might want to vary the value of the BUFNO= system option if you are trying to maximize memory usage or the number of observations per page.

See Also

BUFNO= system option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
System option: BUFSIZE=

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Language element:	system option
Default:	1
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for n