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dsmtih09
Calcite | Level 5

Hi everyone, I'm having an issue with the syntax for setting MEMSIZE=MAX 

 

Do I use: options MEMSIZE=MAX at the beginning of my program? Doesn't seem to be working.

 

Thanks very much.

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Reeza
Super User

I think you need to set that in your config file. 

 

 

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/hostwin/69955/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p0drw76qo0gig2n1kc...
You can set the BUFNO and MEMSIZE options in the configuration file. MEMSIZE cannot be set after SAS starts.
-BUFNO 10
-MEMSIZE 4G

 

This thread has more information and may help answer your next questions, how do I find the config file and change it, if I don't have admin privileges. 

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Locating-SAS-Configuration-Files/td-p/207309

SASKiwi
PROC Star

You can confirm your MEMSIZE setting by running PROC OPTIONS.

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