SAS System Options

WORKINIT System Option

Specifies whether to initialize the WORK library at SAS invocation.

Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Environment control: Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ENVFILES

Syntax
Syntax Description
Comparisons
See Also

Syntax

WORKINIT | NOWORKINIT

Syntax Description

WORKINIT: erases files that exist from a previous SAS session in an existing WORK library at SAS invocation.
NOWORKINIT: does not erase files from the WORK library at SAS invocation.

Comparisons

The WORKINIT system option initializes the WORK data library and erases all files from a previous SAS session at SAS invocation. The WORKTERM system option controls whether SAS erases WORK files at the end of a SAS session.

See Also

System Option:

WORKTERM System Option

Operating Environment Information: WORKINIT has behavior and functions specific to the UNIX operating environment. For details, see the SAS documentation for the UNIX operating environment. [cautionend]

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