Date:         Fri, 20 Jun 2003 08:15:48 -0700
Reply-To:     c-jeff.voeller@mci.com
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From:         Jeff Voeller <c-jeff.voeller@MCI.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to speed up a SAS process?
In-Reply-To:  <OKEFKMEPPDNIHKEPJPCFEEFOFPAA.sheilaandhercats@erols.com>
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http://www.syncsort.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of
> Sheila J Gross
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 6:01 PM
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: How to speed up a SAS process?
>
>
> My local SUG just had a presentation by the people from
> Syncsort, an add-in
> which is claimed to be anywhere up to 90% faster than the
> internal sort in
> SAS.  I'm sure they have a web site, I just don't have the URL handy.
>
> Sheila
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@listserv.uga.edu]On Behalf Of
> Annie Chang
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 8:23 PM
> To: SAS-L@listserv.uga.edu
> Subject: How to speed up a SAS process?
>
>
> When I deal with large datasets, say with 10 millions
> of observations of 200 variables, and try to sort it,
> sometimes it works reasonably fine (I used option
> "tagsort"), sometime for the same datasets, it takes
> forever to run and never finishes. I was sort of
> puzzled since the CPU doesn't look busy at all and
> somehow SAS just decided to take a break in this kind
> of situations.
>
> Is something I could do in addition to get a better
> computer? (I do have one with very large HD and 500 MB
> though ).
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
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