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FILESPPRI=

FILESPPRI=



Specifies the default primary space allocation for new physical files

Default: 1
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category: File Control: EXTFILES
OS/390 specifics: all


Syntax
Details

Syntax

FILESPPRI=primary-space-size


Details

The default primary space is allocated in units that are specified by the FILEUNIT= option. Use the FILESPSEC= option to specify secondary space allocation and the FILEDIRBLK= option to specify the number of directory blocks to be allocated.

The value of this option is used if you omit the SPACE= option from the FILENAME statement or function or LIBNAME statement or function when creating a new physical file.

The range of acceptable values for FILESPPRI= is 1-32760.


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