FILEFORMS= System Option: z/OS

Specifies the default SYSOUT form for a print file.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Log and Procedure Output Control: LISTCONTROL
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LISTCONTROL
Default: none
z/OS specifics: All

Syntax

FILEFORMS=operating-environment-form

Details

The FILEFORMS= system option specifies a default operating environment form using one to four characters. The default form is used when a printer file is dynamically allocated if FORMS= is not specified in the FILENAME statement or FILENAME function.

Comparisons

The FILEFORMS= option specifies operating environment forms, whereas the portable FORMS= system option specifies the name of the default form that is used by the SAS FORM subsystem. For information about the FORM subsystem and about the FORMS= system option, see Using the PRINT Command and the FORM Subsystem and FORMS= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference.