SAS System Options

TERMSTMT= System Option

Specifies the SAS statements to execute when SAS terminates.

Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Environment control: Initialization and operation
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	EXECMODES

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons
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Syntax

TERMSTMT='statement(s)'

Syntax Description

'statement(s)'

is one or more SAS statements.

Maximum length:

2,048 characters

Operating Environment Information: In some operating system environments there is a limit to the size of the value for TERMSTMT=. To circumvent this limitation, you can use the %INCLUDE statement. [cautionend]

Details

TERMSTMT= is fully supported in batch mode. In interactive modes, TERMSTMT= is executed only when you submit the ENDSAS statement from an editor window to terminate the SAS session. Terminating SAS by any other means in interactive mode results in TERMSTMT= not being executed.

An alternate method for specifying TERMSTMT= is to put a %INCLUDE statement at the end of a batch file or to submit a %INCLUDE statement before terminating the SAS session in interactive mode.

Comparisons

TERMSTMT= specifies the SAS statements to be executed at SAS termination, and INITSTMT= specifies the SAS statements to be executed at SAS initialization.