OK, but you don't have to do it for everything. Most things aren't giving you a problem. Small files aren't the same issue as larger ones.
Diversion between actual amount of data and estimated amount of data affects performance, not just workspace allocation. I'd ask IBM DFSORT to look at one of the big SAS processes and see what they can suggest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
