| System Options under UNIX |
Specifies the last observation that SAS processes in a data set.
| Default: |
MAX
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| Valid in: |
configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS
statement, SAS System Options window, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
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| Category: |
Files: SAS Files
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| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
SASFILES
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| UNIX specifics: |
default value
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| See: |
OBS= System Option in
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
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-OBS n | nK | nM | nG | nT | hexX | MIN | MAX
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OBS=n | nK | nM | nG | nT | hexX | MIN | MAX
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n | nK
| nM | nG | nT
-
specifies a number to indicate when to stop
processing. Using one of the letter notations results in multiplying the integer
by a specific value. That is, specifying K (kilo) multiplies the integer by
1,024, M (mega) multiplies by 1,048,576, G (giga) multiplies by 1,073,741,824,
or T (tera) multiplies by 1,099,511,627,776. You can specify a decimal value
for n when it is used to specify a K, M, G, or
T value. For example, a value of 20
specifies 20 observations or records, a value of .782k
specifies 801 observations or records,
and a value of 3m
specifies
3,145,728 observations or records.
-
hexX
-
specifies a number to indicate when to stop
processing as a hexadecimal value. You must specify the value beginning with
a number (0-9), followed by hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F),
and then followed by an X. For example, the hexadecimal value F8 must be specified
as 0F8x
in order to specify
the decimal equivalent of 248. For example, the value 2dx
specifies the decimal equivalent of 45.
-
MIN
-
sets the number to 0 to indicate when to
stop processing.
If OBS=0 and the NOREPLACE option is in effect, SAS
might still be able to take certain actions. See
SAS Language Reference: Dictionary for more information.
-
MAX
-
sets the number 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
to indicate when to stop processing.
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