WTO Function: z/OS

Sends a message to the system console.
z/OS specifics: All

Syntax

WTO(text-string | var)

Required Arguments

text-string
is the message that you want to send. It should be no longer than 125 characters.
var
specifies a DATA step variable.

Details

WTO is a DATA step function that takes a character-string argument and sends it to a system console. The destination is controlled by the WTOUSERROUT=, WTOUSERDESC=, and WTOUSERMCSF= SAS system options. If WTOUSERROUT=0 (the default), then no message is sent.