SYSLEAVE=

SYSLEAVE=

Specifies the amount of memory to leave reserved for normal SAS software termination

Default: 8096

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window

CMS specifics: all

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

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

MIN: specifies the minimum number of bytes (0).
MAX: specifies the maximum number of bytes (2,147,483,647).
n: specifies an integer number of bytes.
nK: specifies a number of kilobytes (1 kilobyte = 1,024 bytes).
nM: specifies a number of megabytes (1 megabyte = 1,048,576 bytes).
nG: specifies a number of gigabytes (1 gigabyte = 1,073,741,824 bytes).
hexX: specifies a number of bytes in hexadecimal notation.

Details

If SAS software encounters an out-of-memory condition, the SYSLEAVE= option ensures that there is enough memory for the task to close data sets and perform other necessary cleanup during task termination.

See Also

SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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Default:	8096
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
CMS specifics:	all