SORTDEV System Option: Windows

Specifies the pathname used for temporary files created by the SyncSort 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
Details
See Also

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.

See Also

WORK System Option: Windows
Passing Parameters to SyncSort
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