CAPS System Option
Specifies whether to convert certain types of input
to uppercase.
| Valid in: |
Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS
System Options window
|
| Category: |
Input control: Data processing |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
INPUTCONTROL |
| Note: |
This option can be restricted by a site administrator. For more information,
see Restricted Options. |
Syntax
Syntax Description
- CAPS
-
specifies that SAS
translate lowercase characters to uppercase in these types of input:
-
data following CARDS, CARDS4, DATALINES,
DATALINES4, and PARMCARDS statements
-
text enclosed in single or double
quotation marks
-
values in VALUE and INVALUE statements
in the FORMAT procedure
-
titles, footnotes, variable labels,
and data set labels
-
constant text in macro definitions
-
values of macro variables
-
parameter values passed to macros.
Note:Data read from external files and SAS data sets are not
translated to uppercase.
- NOCAPS
-
specifies that lowercase
characters that occur in the types of input that are listed above
are not translated to uppercase.
Comparisons
The CAPS system option
and the CAPS command both specify whether input is converted to uppercase.
The CAPS command, which is available in windows that allow text editing,
can act as a toggle. The CAPS command converts all text that is entered
from the keyboard to uppercase. If either the CAPS system option or
the CAPS command is in effect, all applicable input is translated
to uppercase.
See Also
Commands:
“CAPS Command” in SAS Help and Documentation