QUERY_TIMEOUT= Data Set Option

Specifies the number of seconds of inactivity to wait before canceling a query.
Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Default: LIBNAME setting
Data source: Aster nCluster, DB2 under UNIX and PC Hosts, Greenplum, HP Neoview, Microsoft SQL Server, Netezza, ODBC, Sybase IQ
See: QUERY_TIMEOUT= LIBNAME option
Syntax
Details

Syntax

QUERY_TIMEOUT=number-of-seconds

Details

QUERY_TIMEOUT= 0 indicates that there is no time limit for a query. This option is useful when you are testing a query, you suspect that a query might contain an endless loop, or the data is locked by another user.
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