System Options for Macros

SYSPARM= System Option

Specifies a character string that can be passed to SAS programs.

Valid in:

Configuration file

OPTIONS window

OPTIONS statement

SAS invocation

Type:

System option

Syntax
Details
Example
	Passing a User Identification to a Program

Syntax

SYSPARM='character-string'

character-string: is a character string, enclosed in quotation marks, with a maximum length of 200.

Details

The character string specified can be accessed in a SAS DATA step by the SYSPARM() function or anywhere in a SAS program by using the automatic macro variable reference &SYSPARM.

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

Example

Example 1: Passing a User Identification to a Program

This example uses the SYSPARM option to pass a user identification to a program.

options sysparm='usr1';

data a;
   length z $100;
   if sysparm()='usr1' then z="&sysparm";
run;

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