CLEANUP System Option: Windows

Specifies how to handle an out-of-resource condition.

Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category:	Environment control: Error handling
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ERRORHANDLING
Default:	CLEANUP
Windows specifics:	behavior when running in batch mode
See:	CLEANUP System Option in SAS System Options: Reference

Syntax

Details

Syntax

-CLEANUP | -NOCLEANUP

CLEANUP | NOCLEANUP

Required Arguments

CLEANUP: specifies that during the entire session, SAS attempts to perform automatic, continuous cleanup of resources that are not essential for execution. Nonessential resources include those resources that are not visible to the user (for example, cache memory) and are visible to the user (for example, the KEYS windows).

CLEANUP does not prompt you for any out-of-resource condition except for out-of- disk-space conditions. If you do not want to be prompted for out-of-disk-space conditions, use the CLEANUP option in conjunction with the NOTERMINAL option.

NOCLEANUP: specifies that SAS allow the user to choose how to handle an out-of-resource condition. When NOCLEANUP is in effect and SAS cannot execute because of a lack of resources, SAS automatically attempts to clean up resources that are not visible to the user (for example, cache memory). However, resources that are visible to the user (for example, the KEYS windows) are not automatically cleaned up. Instead, SAS prompts you before attempting to regain resources.

Details

The CLEANUP system option indicates whether you are prompted with a menu of items to clean up when SAS encounters an out-of-resource condition.

If you specify NOCLEANUP and are prompted for input, you can select Continuous on every menu except the out-of-disk-space menu. If you choose Continuous , the CLEANUP option is turned on and you are not prompted again in out-of-resource conditions, unless SAS runs out of disk space.