System Options under OpenVMS

LINESIZE= System Option: OpenVMS

Specifies the line size of the SAS Log and Output windows.

Default:	the display width setting for windowing environment and interactive line modes; 132 characters for noninteractive and batch modes
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
Alias:	LS=
Category:	Log and procedure output control: SAS log
	Log and procedure output control: Procedure output
	Log and procedure output control: SAS log and procedure output
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	LOG_LISTCONTROL
	LISTCONTROL
	LOGCONTROL
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for n; syntax
See:	LINESIZE= System Option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

LINESIZE=n | hexX | MIN | MAX

n: specifies the line size in characters. Valid values range between 64 to 256.
hexX: specifies the line size as a hexadecimal value. You must specify the value beginning with a number (0-9), followed by hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F), and then followed by an X. For example, the value 0fax specifies 250 characters.
MIN: sets the line size to 64 characters, and requires SAS to use a default value.
MAX: sets the line size to 256 characters.

Details

Under OpenVMS, the default for interactive modes (the SAS windowing environment and interactive line mode) is the display width setting. For noninteractive and batch modes, the default is 132 characters.