FILEDIRBLK= System Option: z/OS

Specifies the number of default directory blocks to allocate for new partitioned data sets.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: File Control: EXTFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXTFILES
Default: 6
z/OS specifics: All
Syntax
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Syntax

FILEDIRBLK=n

Details

The FILEDIRBLK= system option specifies how many directory blocks to allocate for a new partitioned data set when the SPACE= option is omitted from the FILENAME statement or FILENAME function.

See Also

FILESPPRI= System Option: z/OS
FILESPSEC= System Option: z/OS
FILEUNIT= System Option: z/OS
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