ECHO= System Option: z/OS
Specifies a message to be echoed to the SAS log
while initializing SAS.
| Valid in: |
Configuration file, SAS invocation |
| Category: |
Log and procedure output control: SAS log |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
LOGCONTROL |
| Default: |
none |
| z/OS specifics: |
All |
Syntax
Required Argument
- “message”
-
specifies the text
of the message to be echoed to the SAS log. The text must be enclosed
in single or double quotation marks if the message is more than one
word. Otherwise, quotation marks are not needed.
Details
You
can specify multiple ECHO options. The strings are displayed in the
order in which SAS encounters them. For information about how that
order is determined, see
Precedence for Option Specifications.
Example: Specifying an ECHO Option
For example, you can
specify the following:
echo="SAS under z/OS
is initializing."
The message appears
in the log as SAS initializes.