Date:         Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:04:30 -0400
Reply-To:     Burgess Evans <BMEVANS@AUDITOR.STATE.OH.US>
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From:         Burgess Evans <BMEVANS@AUDITOR.STATE.OH.US>
Subject:      Re: DFSORT vs SAS SORT
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Thank you to Jos van der Velden, Paul M. Dorfman, Puddin' Man, Neal Musitano Jr. and Frank Yaeger for your suggestions.

I learned from SAS Institute that SAS can not determine how many records are stored in a SAS dataset stored on cartridges and therefore defaults to the SAS work datasets of 3 -6 datasets maximum.

However, I was able to invoke dynamic work datasets when I used the SAS sort options and added the following cards to my JCL as suggested by Frank Yaeger.

//DFSPARM DD *
   OPTION DYNALLOC=(SYSDA,32),FILSZ=Un
/*

Again, thanks to you all and have a good day,
Burgess Evans