System Options under OpenVMS

DEQMULT= System Option: OpenVMS

Specifies the number of pages to extend a file.

Default:	5
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
Category:	Files: SAS files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	SASFILES
OpenVMS specifics:	all

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

DEQMULT=n

n: specifies the number of pages to extend a SAS file. The default value is 5.

Details

The DEQMULT= system option controls how many pages of disk blocks are added to a file each time it has to be extended. By default, enough space for five pages is added.