Automatic Macro Variables

SYSSCP and SYSSCPL Automatic Macro Variables

Contain an identifier for your operating environment.

Type:

Automatic macro variable (read only)

Details
Example
	Deleting a Temporary File on a Platform Running SAS

Details

SYSSCP and SYSSCPL resolve to an abbreviation of the name of your operating environment. In some cases, SYSSCPL provides a more specific value than SYSSCP. You could use SYSSCP and SYSSCPL to check the operating environment to execute appropriate system commands.

The following table lists the values for SYSSCP and SYSSCPL.

SYSSCP and SYSSCPL Values for Platforms Running SAS 9.2 or Later
Platform	SYSSCP Value	SYSSCPL Value
z/OS	OS	z/OS
VMI or OpenVMS on Itanium - supported for Foundation SAS only	VMS ITAN	OpenVMS
UNIX
HP-UX PA-RISC or H64	HP 64	HP-UX
H61 or HP-UX IPF or HP-UX on Itanium	HP IPF	HP-UX
LAX or LINUX on X64 (x86-64)	LIN X64	LINUX
LNX or LINUX or LINUX 32-bit (x86)	LINUX	LINUX
R64 or AIX64 or AIX on POWER	AIX 64	AIX
S64 or SUN64 or Solaris on SPARC	SUN 64	SUNOS or SunOS
SAX or Solaris 10 on X64 (x86-64)	SUN X64	SUNOS
Windows
Windows XP Pro	WIN	XP_PRO
Windows Server 2003	WIN	NET_SRV
Windows Enterprise Server 2003	WIN	NET_ASRV
Windows Data Center Server 2003	WIN	NET_DSRV
Windows XP Pro x64	WIN	X64_PRO
Windows Server 2003 x64	WIN	X64_SRV
Windows Enterprise Server 2003 x64	WIN	X64_ESRV
Windows Data Center Server 2003 x64	WIN	X64_DSRV
Windows Vista Business	WIN	W32_VSPRO
Windows Server 2008	WIN	W32_SRV08
Windows Enterprise Server 2008	WIN	W32_ESRV08
Windows Data Center Server 2008	WIN	W32_DSRV08
Windows Vista Business x64	WIN	X64_VSPRO
Windows Server 2008 x64	WIN	X64_SRV08
Windows Enterprise Server 2008 x64	WIN	X64_ESRV08
Windows Data Center Server 2008 x64	WIN	X64_DSRV08
Windows Server 2008 Itanium	WIN	W64_ESRV08
Windows Itanium Enterprise Server 2003 or W64_ASRV	WIN	W64_ASRV
Windows Itanium Data Center Server 2003 or W64_DSRV	WIN	W64_DSRV
Windows Itanium Server 2003	WIN	W64_SRV

Example

Example 1: Deleting a Temporary File on a Platform Running SAS

The macro DELFILE locates the platform that is running SAS and deletes the TMP file. FILEREF is a global macro variable that contains the fileref for the TMP file.

%macro delfile;
   %if  /* HP Unix */&sysscp=HP 800 or &sysscp=HP 300
   %then
      %do;
         X "rm &fileref..TMP";
      %end;
      %else %if  /* DOS-LIKE PLATFORMS */&sysscp=OS2 or &sysscp=WIN
   %then
      %do;
          X "DEL &fileref..TMP";
      %end;
   %else %if  /* CMS */&sysscp=CMS
   %then
      %do;
         X "ERASE &fileref TEMP A";
      %end;
%mend delfile;

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