SAS System Options under Windows

SORTDEV System Option: Windows

Specifies the pathname used for temporary files created by the SyncSort utility.

Default:	same location as -WORK, which is set in the configuration file
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category:	Sort: Procedure options
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	SORT
Windows specifics:	all

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

-SORTDEV "pathname"

SORTDEV ="pathname"

"pathname": specifies a valid Windows pathname.

Details

The SORTDEV option specifies an alternative pathname for temporary files created by the SyncSort utility. The pathname must be enclosed in quotation marks.