SAS System Options |
Valid in: | configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window |
Category: | Log and procedure output control: Procedure output |
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= | LISTCONTROL |
Syntax | |
Syntax Description | |
Details |
Syntax |
FORMDLIM='delimiting-character' |
specifies in quotation marks a character written to delimit pages. Normally, the delimit character is null, as in this statement:
options formdlim='';
Details |
When the delimit character is null, a new physical page starts whenever a new page occurs. However, you can conserve paper by allowing multiple pages of output to appear on the same page. For example, this statement writes a line of dashes (- -) where normally a page break would occur:
options formdlim='-';
When a new page is to begin, SAS skips a single line, writes a line consisting of the dashes that are repeated across the page, and skips another single line. There is no skip to the top of a new physical page. Resetting FORMDLIM= to null causes physical pages to be written normally again.
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.
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