WORKTERM

WORKTERM

Controls whether SAS erases WORK files at the termination of a SAS session

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

Category: Environment control: Files

PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVFILES

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons
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Syntax

WORKTERM | NOWORKTERM

Syntax Description

WORKTERM: erases the WORK files at the termination of a SAS session.
NOWORKTERM: does not erase the WORK files.

Details

Although NOWORKTERM prevents the WORK data sets from being deleted, it has no effect on initialization of the WORK library by SAS. SAS normally initializes the WORK library at the start of each session, which effectively destroys any pre-existing information.

Comparisons

Use the WORKINIT system option to prevent SAS from erasing existing WORK files on invocation. Use the WORKTERM system option to prevent SAS from erasing existing WORK files on termination.

See Also

System Option:

WORKINIT

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Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window
Category:	Environment control: Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ENVFILES