specifies that the
operating system command execute synchronously with your SAS session.
That is, control is not returned to SAS until the command has completed.
You cannot return to your SAS session until the process spawned by
the X command or statement is closed. XSYNC is the default.
NOXSYNC
specifies that the
operating system command execute asynchronously with your SAS session.
That is, control is returned immediately to SAS and the command continues
executing without interfering with your SAS session. With NOXSYNC
in effect, you can execute an X command or X statement and return
to your SAS session without closing the process spawned by the X command
or X statement.
Details
The value of the XSYNC
system option affects the execution of the following: