Date:         Wed, 27 May 2009 13:21:22 -0700
Reply-To:     "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
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From:         "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Is there anyways to save WORK dataset
Comments: To: Abc Unha <abcunha@YAHOO.COM>
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One clarification:

The comment mentioned below:

option user=work; * repoint WORK to back to temp when done;

should really say:

option user=work; * repoint non-libref-datasets back to WORK when done;

because WORK is really still there all along.  While USER= is actively
pointing somewhere else, you can formally still write to WORK.  e.g.
    data ghi;   will go to whereever USER is pointing to
    data work.jkl;   even if USER not defaulting to WORK, you can
                     still write to WORK by just specifying work.

Assigning USER= is merely reassigning the default libref when no
libref is specified.

Mark







-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Terjeson, Mark
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:15 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Is there anyways to save WORK dataset

Hi Abc Unha,

Yes, you can repoint work datasets
to go to disk if you prefer:




libname mylib 'c:\temp';

    * create a permanent dataset to disk ;
data mylib.abc;
    a='permanent dataset to target lib';
run;

    * create a temporary dataset ;
data def;
    a='temporary dataset to work space';
run;



    * globally re-point datasets that ;
    * do not have a libref. specified ;
    * to a permanent folder location. ;
option user=mylib; * repoint non-libref-datasets to permanent disk ;
data xyz;
    a='permanent dataset to target lib without libref.';
run;

option user=work; * repoint WORK to back to temp when done;




Hope this is helpful.


Mark Terjeson
Investment Business Intelligence
Investment Management & Research
Russell Investments
253-439-2367


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-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Abc
Unha
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:59 PM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Is there anyways to save WORK dataset

I am running SAS in batch mode. It has hundreds of dataset that is
writing
into work directory. At the end it creates one dataset that will be
written in permanent libaray.
I need to debug some steps and I was wondering If there is a way to
permanently store work datasets?