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RamKumar
Fluorite | Level 6

1. What are the limitations of proc sql explicit pass through?

2. How to increase the memory size for current SAS session part from the option 'Memsize'?  e.g. I want to generate the billion of records with numerous variables in WORK library without any memory issue.

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

You cannot change the memsize for a running session. Memsize (and other memory-related parameters) is set at SAS invocation only (from commandline or config file).

IMO memsize will not be a factor for SQL and SQL pass-through. Disk space in the WORK may be the limiting factor.

RamKumar
Fluorite | Level 6

May I request you to elaborate your answers simple terms? Because I couldn't understand 'IMO memsize will not be a factor for SQL and SQL pass-through. Disk space in the WORK may be the limiting factor'

LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20

The result back will be  a sequential write, which is not a memory intense operation. Test yourself by specifying

options fullstimer;

and run your SQL.

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