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Data Set Options for Relational Databases

QUERY_TIMEOUT= Data Set Option



Specifies the number of seconds of inactivity to wait before canceling a query.
Default value: LIBNAME setting
Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
DBMS support: Aster nCluster, DB2 under UNIX and PC Hosts, Greenplum, HP Neoview, Microsoft SQL Server, Netezza, ODBC, Sybase IQ

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

QUERY_TIMEOUT=number-of-seconds


Details

QUERY_TIMEOUT= 0 indicates that there is no time limit for a query. This option is useful when you are testing a query, you suspect that a query might contain an endless loop, or the data is locked by another user.


See Also

To assign this option to a group of relational DBMS tables or views, see the QUERY_TIMEOUT= LIBNAME Option.

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