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SORTCUT=

SORTCUT=

Specifies the number of observations above which the external sort program is selected when the SORTPGM=BEST system option is specified

Default: 2500
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
CMS specifics: all

Syntax
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Syntax

SORTCUT=MIN | MAX | n | nK | nM |nG |hexX

MIN
specifies the minimum number of observations (0).

MAX
specifies the maximum number of observations (2,147,483,647).

n
specifies an integer number of observations.

nK
specifies a number of observations that is to be multiplied by 1,024.

nM
specifies a number of observations that is to be multiplied by 1,048,576.

nG
specifies a number of observations that is to be multiplied by 1,073,741,824.

hexX
specifies a number of observations in hexadecimal notation.

Details

If the number of observations in the SAS data set being sorted is greater than the cut-over value, then the external host sort program is used; otherwise, the internal SAS sort is used.


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