MSGCASE System Option: UNIX

Specifies whether notes, warnings, and error messages that are generated by SAS are displayed in uppercase characters.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category: Log and procedure output control: SAS log
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LOGCONTROL
Default: NOMSGCASE
UNIX specifics: all

Syntax

-MSGCASE | -NOMSGCASE

Required Arguments

-MSGCASE
displays notes, warnings, and error messages in uppercase characters.
-NOMSGCASE
displays notes, warnings, and error messages in uppercase and lowercase characters.

Details

The MSGCASE system option specifies whether notes, warnings, and error messages that are generated by SAS are displayed in uppercase characters. User-generated messages and source lines are not affected by the MSGCASE system option.
MSGCASE is supported in NL formats. For information about NL formats, see SAS National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide.