MSGCASE System Option: Windows

Specifies whether notes, warnings, and error messages that are generated by SAS are displayed in uppercase characters.

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: Log and Procedure Output Control: SAS Log
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LOGCONTROL
Default: NOMSGCASE
Windows specifics: all

Syntax

Syntax Description

MSGCASE

specifies that messages are displayed in uppercase characters.

NOMSGCASE

specifies that messages can include uppercase and lowercase characters. NOMSGCASE is the default.

Details

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

See Also

The SAS Log in SAS Language Reference: Concepts