System Options under UNIX

HELPHOST System Option

Specifies the name of the computer where the remote browsing system is to be displayed.

Default:	NULL
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol, or SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category:	Environment control: Help
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	HELP
UNIX specifics:	all

Syntax
Details
Example 1: SAS Invocation
Example 2: OPTIONS Statement
See Also

Syntax

HELPHOST="host"

-HELPHOST "host"

"host": specifies the name of the computer where the remote browsing system is to be displayed. Quotation marks or parentheses are required. The maximum number of characters is 2048.

Details

If you do not specify the HELPHOST option, the remote browsing system is displayed on the host that is specified in the X Windows display setting.

Example 1: SAS Invocation

The syntax for specifying the HELPHOST system option differs for the OpenVMS environment and the UNIX environments. The syntax for specifying the HELPHOST system option for the UNIX environment is shown in the following example:

sas92 -helphost "my.computer.com"

The syntax for specifying the HELPHOST system option for the OpenVMS environment is shown in the following example:

sas92/helphost="my.computer.com"

Example 2: OPTIONS Statement

The syntax for the HELPHOST system option is identical for both the OpenVMS and UNIX operating environments when it is specified in the OPTIONS statement as shown in the following example:

options helphost="my.computer.com";