System Options under OpenVMS

EXPANDLNM System Option: OpenVMS

Specifies whether concealed logical names are expanded when libref paths are displayed to the user.

Default:	EXPANDLNM
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
Category:	Environment control: Display
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ENVDISPLAY
OpenVMS specifics:	all

Syntax

EXPANDLNM | NOEXPANDLNM

EXPANDLNM

specifies that concealed logical names are to be expanded when paths are displayed. This is the default.

Restriction:

The EXPANDLNM option does not apply to search list logical names.

NOEXPANDLNM

specifies that concealed logical names are not to be expanded when paths are displayed.

The EXPANDLNM system option controls whether concealed logical names are expanded when libref paths are displayed to the user.

For example,

MYDISK$:[DIRECTORY]

is displayed as

$1$DUA1:[MYDISK.DIRECTORY]