Lists the current values of all SAS system options
| Language element: |
procedure
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| OpenVMS specifics: |
host options listed
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PROC OPTIONS
<options(s)>;
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- option(s)
- controls the format of the list of system options and the number of items displayed. The value for option(s) can be any of the following:
- HOST | NOHOST
- displays only host options (HOST) or only portable options (NOHOST). PORTABLE is an alias
for
NOHOST.
- LONG | SHORT
- specifies the format for displaying the settings of the SAS system options. LONG lists each system option on a separate line with an explanation. SHORT produces a compressed listing
without explanations.
- OPTION=option-name <DEFINE> <VALUE>
- displays a short description and the value (if any) of the option specified by option-name. DEFINE and VALUE
provide additional information about the option.
- option-name
- specifies the option to use as input to the procedure.
- DEFINE
- displays the short description of the option, as well as its type and how to get, set, and display its value.
- VALUE
- displays the option value and scope, as well as how the value was set.
| Requirement: |
If a SAS system option uses an equals sign, such as PAGESIZE=, do not include the equals sign when specifying the
option to the OPTION=
procedure. |
The OPTIONS procedure lists the current settings of the SAS system options.
The portable options
(session and configuration) displayed by the OPTIONS procedure are the same for every operating environment, although the default values may differ slightly.
However, the host options that PROC OPTIONS displays are different for each operating environment.
Also, some option values depend on
which mode of operation you use to run SAS. For example, the default for the LOG= option is LOG under a windowing environment, but in interactive line mode the default is
SYS$OUTPUT. Finally, the way you set up your process affects the default values of system options. For example, the default value of the
CONFIG= option depends on whether you have defined the OpenVMS
logical name SAS$CONFIG in your process.
By using PROC OPTIONS, you can check the values of
all system options. For more information about a particular host option, see the entry for the option in
System Options.
Copyright © 1999 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA. All rights reserved.
