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SAS System Options

LINESIZE= System Option



Specifies the line size for the SAS log and for SAS procedure output.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Alias: LS=
Category: Log and procedure output control: SAS log and procedure output
Log and procedure output control: SAS log
Log and procedure output control: Procedure output
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LOG_LISTCONTROL
LISTCONTROL
LOGCONTROL
See: LINESIZE= System Option under Windows UNIX OpenVMS z/OS

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
See Also

Syntax

LINESIZE=n | MIN | MAX | hexX


Syntax Description

n

specifies the number of characters in a line.

MIN

sets the number of characters in a line to 64.

MAX

sets the number of characters in a line to 256.

hexX

specifies the number of characters in a line as a hexadecimal number. You must specify the value beginning with a number (0-9), followed by an X. For example, the value 0FAx sets the line size of the SAS procedure output to 250.


Details

The LINESIZE= system option specifies the line size (printer line width) in characters for the SAS log and the SAS output that are used by the DATA step and procedures. The LINESIZE= system option affects the following output:

Operating Environment Information:   The syntax that is shown here applies to the OPTIONS statement. On the command line or in a configuration file, the syntax is specific to your operating environment. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment.  [cautionend]


See Also

"The SAS Log" in SAS Language Reference: Concepts

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