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SAS System Options

WORK= System Option



Specifies the WORK data library.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: Environment control: Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVFILES
See: WORK= System Option under Windows UNIX OpenVMS z/OS

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
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Syntax

WORK=library-specification


Syntax Description

library-specification

specifies the libref or physical name of the storage space where all data sets with one-level names are stored. This library must exist.

Operating Environment Information:    A valid library specification and its syntax are specific to your operating environment. On the command line or in a configuration file, the syntax is specific to your operating environment. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment.   [cautionend]


Details

This library is deleted at the end of your SAS session by default. To prevent the files from being deleted, specify the NOWORKTERM system option.


See Also

System Option:

WORKTERM System Option

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