System Options under z/OS

ISPCAPS System Option: z/OS

Specifies whether to convert to uppercase printable ISPF parameters that are used in CALL ISPEXEC and CALL ISPLINK.

Default:	NOISPCAPS
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category:	Host Interfaces: ISPF
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ISPF
z/OS specifics:	all

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

ISPCAPS | NOISPCAPS

Details

If ISPCAPS is in effect, then the values of variables and literals that are used as parameters are passed to ISPF in uppercase.

If NOISPCAPS is in effect, then the caller must ensure that the parameters are in the proper case. The names of most ISPF parameters must be in uppercase.

The following example shows two ISPLINK calls. The first turns on the ISPCAPS option. As a result, the parameters that are specified in lowercase in the second ISPLINK call are passed to ISPF in uppercase.

DATA _NULL_;
   CALL ISPLINK('SAS','ISPCAPS');
   CALL ISPLINK('display', 'dmiem1');
   RUN;

To display the current settings of your ISPF options, use PROC OPTIONS GROUP=ISPF.