SORTDEV System Option: Windows

Specifies the pathname to temporary files that are created by the host sort utility.

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

Syntax

-SORTDEV "pathname"
SORTDEV ="pathname"

Required Argument

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.