System Options under OpenVMS

XTIMEOUT= System Option: OpenVMS

Specifies how long a subprocess that has been spawned by an X statement or X command remains inactive before being deleted.

Default:	NOXTIMEOUT
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
Category:	Environment control: Initialization and operation
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	EXECMODES
OpenVMS specifics:	all

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

XTIMEOUT=time-span

NOXTIMEOUT

XTIMEOUT=time-span: specifies the number of minutes until an inactive subprocess is deleted. The value of time-span can range from 0 to 59. XTIMEOUT=0 indicates that the subprocess is deleted immediately when control returns to SAS.
NOXTIMEOUT: indicates that the subprocess never times out, and it is not deleted until the SAS session terminates.

Details

This option affects only the following form of the X command or X statement:

X 'DCL-command'

When an X statement or X command spawns a subprocess to issue one specific DCL command, the subprocess is not automatically deleted when control returns to SAS; it remains active based on the value of the XTIMEOUT= system option.

Each time an X statement or X command is issued, the timer is reset to the value specified in the XTIMEOUT= system option. When the subprocess remains inactive for the time period specified by XTIMEOUT=, the subprocess is deleted.

Note: When certain DCL commands are submitted by an X statement or X command, any existing subprocess is deleted regardless of the value of the XTIMEOUT= system option. [cautionend]