Changes the value of one or more SAS system options
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anywhere
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Program Control
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option
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specifies one or more SAS system options
to be changed.
The change that is made by the OPTIONS statement remains
in effect for the rest of the job, session, SAS process, or until you issue
another OPTIONS statement to change the options again. You can specify SAS
system options through the OPTIONS statement, through the OPTIONS window,
at SAS invocation, and at the initiation of a SAS process.
Note:
If you want a particular group of options to be in effect for all your SAS
jobs or sessions, store an OPTIONS statement in an autoexec file or list the
system options in a configuration file or custom_option_set. ![[cautend]](../common/images/cautend.gif)
An OPTIONS statement can appear at any place in a SAS
program, except within data lines.
Operating Environment Information:
The system options that are available depend on your operating environment.
Also, the syntax that is used to specify a system option in the OPTIONS statement
may be different from the syntax that is used at SAS invocation. For details,
see the SAS documentation for your operating environment.
The OPTIONS statement requires you to enter the complete
statement including system option name and value, if necessary. The SAS OPTIONS
window displays the options' names and settings in columns. To change a setting,
type over the value that is displayed and press ENTER or RETURN.
This example suppresses the date
that is normally printed
in SAS output and sets a line size of 72:
options nodate linesize=72;
Definition
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