specifies any integer
greater than or equal to 0 in terms of bytes. If n >
0, SAS places up to that number of open-file descriptors in cache
memory instead of closing the catalogs.
hexX
specifies the number
of open-file descriptors that are kept in cache memory as a hexadecimal
number. You must specify the value beginning with a number (0–9),
followed by hexadecimal characters (0–9, A–F), and then
followed by an X. For example, the value 2dx sets the number of catalogs
to keep open to 45 catalogs.
MAX
sets the number of
open-file descriptors that are kept in cache memory to the largest,
signed, 4-byte integer that is representable in your operating environment.
The recommended maximum setting for this option is 10.
MIN
sets the number of
open-file descriptors that are kept in cache memory to 0.
Details
By using the CATCACHE=
system option to specify the number of SAS catalogs to keep open,
you can avoid the repeated opening and closing the same catalogs.
Note: If MINSTG is in effect, then
SAS sets the value of CATCACHE to 0.