Date:         Tue, 17 Jun 1997 10:40:00 EST
Reply-To:     "Alderton, David" <dla5@CIDHIV1.EM.CDC.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Alderton, David" <dla5@CIDHIV1.EM.CDC.GOV>
Subject:      access speed perm vs. temp SAS files

Hope this isn't a double posting.  I received a note earlier saying
"UGA.CC.UGA.EDU is currently full.  Please resend your message at a later
time."   This seemed like a later time...
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It seems to me that while running SAS 6.11 under Win 3.11 that permanent SAS
files saved on my C: drive are accessed slower than temporary files also on
my C: drive.
 
Can someone tell me:
     (a) are work files accessed faster?,
     (b) what, if any, are the differences between work and permanent files?
 
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, David.
David L. Alderton, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Branch
Atlanta, GA -- DLA5@CDC.gov