PRTABORTDLGS System Option: Windows

Specifies when to display the Print Abort dialog box.

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Environment Control: Display
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVDISPLAY
Default: BOTH
Windows specifics: all

Syntax

-PRTABORTDLGS BOTH | NEITHER | FILE | PRINTER
PRTABORTDLGS= BOTH | NEITHER | FILE | PRINTER

Required Arguments

BOTH

specifies to display the Print Abort dialog box when you are printing either to a file or to the printer.

NEITHER

specifies not to display the Print Abort dialog box when you are printing either to a file or to the printer.

FILE

specifies to display the Print Abort dialog box only when you are printing to a file.

PRINTER

specifies to display the Print Abort dialog box only when you are printing to the printer.

Details

The Print Abort dialog box appears only while SAS is spooling a print job to its destination. Use the NEITHER value to suppress the Print Abort dialog box.