Using SAS Software 9.4 (TS1M5) X64_10HOME platform. SAS/STAT 14.3 Program file and data are attached Yesterday, I ran a program using the default 2GB Memsize option. Today, when I return to the program I am getting the following error: ERROR: Insufficient memory to complete the CAUSALMED procedure. ERROR: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of insufficient memory. Here is an example of the program that worked ysterday, but not today. I can narrow the problem down to the bootstrap command. The program works if I leave that part out. options fullstimer; ods results = OFF; ods listing close; ods html close; ods output EffectDecomp=EffectDecomp EffectSummary=EffectSummary MediatorEstimates=MediatorEstimates OutcomeEstimates=OutcomeEstimates PercentDecomp=PercentDecomp; PROC CAUSALMED DATA=Simdata.f163 pALL; BY rep; CLASS X/DESCENDING; MODEL Y = X|M; MEDIATOR M = X; BOOTSTRAP BOOTCI(NORMAL) NBOOT=1000 SEED=100; quit; ods output close; ods listing; ods html; run; I have spent all day reading through forums and documentation, I have changed MEMSIZE option, and I have confirmed that I have over 7GB memory available. (Remember, this worked yesterday when the MEMSIZE was at the default. The FULLSTIMER option suggests that only 2200 k is being used. Here is the full log 4 options fullstimer; 5 ods results = OFF; 6 ods listing close; 7 ods html close; 8 ods output EffectDecomp=EffectDecomp EffectSummary=EffectSummary 8 ! MediatorEstimates=MediatorEstimates OutcomeEstimates=OutcomeEstimates PercentDecomp=PercentDecomp 8 ! ; 9 PROC CAUSALMED DATA=Simdata.f163 pALL; 10 BY rep; 11 CLASS X/DESCENDING; 12 MODEL Y = X|M; 13 MEDIATOR M = X; 14 BOOTSTRAP BOOTCI(NORMAL) NBOOT=1000 SEED=100; 15 quit; NOTE: Resampling for bootstrap replicates 1 to 100. ERROR: Insufficient memory to complete the CAUSALMED procedure. ERROR: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of insufficient memory. NOTE: PROCEDURE CAUSALMED used (Total process time): real time 0.05 seconds user cpu time 0.03 seconds system cpu time 0.06 seconds memory 2201.46k OS Memory 18932.00k Timestamp 08/17/2020 08:02:17 PM Step Count 1 Switch Count 0 16 ods output close; 17 ods listing; 18 ods html; NOTE: Writing HTML Body file: sashtml.htm 19 run; I have cleared the work folder, checked my computer memory, I have updated the configuration file, deleted temporary files from C:\User..., I have tried all the things that seem obvious to do given the error message. Nothing worked. I remoted into a different work computer (which would have the default MEMSIZE) and ran the program with the bootstrap with no problem. But my home desktop and laptop give me this error. Does anyone have any ideas about what is going on? It seems like something is clogged up in the machine, but I don't know where else to look. Thanks.
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