SAS System Options

NEWS= System Option

Specifies an external file that contains messages to be written to the SAS log, immediately after the header.

Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Environment control: Files
	Log and procedure output control: SAS log
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ENVFILES
	LOGCONTROL
See:	NEWS= System Option under Windows UNIX OpenVMS

Syntax
Syntax Description
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Syntax

NEWS=external-file

Syntax Description

external-file: specifies an external file.

Operating Environment Information: A valid file specification and its syntax are specific to your operating environment. Although the syntax is generally consistent with the command line syntax of your operating environment, it might include additional or alternate punctuation. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment. [cautionend]

Details

The NEWS file can contain information for uses, including news items about SAS.

The contents of the NEWS file are written to the SAS log immediately after the SAS header.