Usage Note 13334: What is the largest file that can be created by SAS on a PC system?
The largest file that can be created by SAS is dependent on the file
formatting system of the hard drive as shown in the table below:
File format File size
----------- ---------
FAT16 2 gigabytes
FAT32 4.178 gigabytes
NTFS 2 terabytes
The FAT16 file system is used on DOS and Windows 95 systems. FAT32
is used in Windows 98 systems and other Windows operating systems that
were upgraded from Windows 98. NTFS is the default in later Windows
operating systems.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 8 TS M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 8 TS M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 8 TS M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 8 TS M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 8 TS M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 8 TS M0 | |
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | |
| Topic: | Data Management ==> Access ==> SAS I/O
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| Date Modified: | 2005-04-20 10:02:22 |
| Date Created: | 2004-09-16 09:00:30 |
