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CATCACHE=

Specifies how many SAS catalogs to keep in cache memory

Default: 0
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation
CMS specifics: syntax, usage

Syntax
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Syntax

CATCACHE=MIN | MAX | n | nK | hexX

MIN
specifies the minimum number of catalogs (0).

MAX
specifies the maximum number of catalogs (32,767).

n
specifies an integer number of catalogs.

nK
specifies an integer to be multiplied by 1,024 to specify the number of catalogs.

hexX
specifies the number of catalogs in hexadecimal notation.

Details

The CATCACHE= option is set to 0 by default. A value of 0 optimizes the use of SAS memory resources. However, if memory is not a constraint on your system, you might want to increase the value of the CATCACHE= option under certain circumstances.


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