Specifies the data size in number of observations above which SAS uses the host sort instead of the internal SAS sort.
| Valid in: | configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window |
| Category: | Sort: Procedure Options |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= | SORT |
| Default: | 0 |
| Windows specifics: | all |
specifies the number
of observations in multiples of 1 (n);
1,024 (nK); 1,048,576 (nM);
and 1,073,741,824 (nG), respectively.
You can specify decimal values for n when
it is used to specify a K, M, or G value. For example, a value of 8 specifies
8 observations, a value of .782k specifies
801 observations, and a value of 3m specifies
3,145,728 observations.
specifies the number
of observations as a hexadecimal value. You must specify the value
beginning with a number (0–9), followed by an X. For example,
the value 2dx specifies 45 observations.
specifies 0 observations.
specifies 2,147,483,647 observations.