Problem Note 1701: SYSPRINT value generates an error when assigned to a network printer
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The following error might occur in the SAS log when a network printer is defined on the system:
The \\xxxxxxx is for the printer defined to the system.
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For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
ERROR: The setting of the SYSPRINT option to "\\xxxxxxx" will be ignored because "\\xxxxxxx" is not the name of a currently installed printer.
This error might be caused by changes in SYSPRINT option syntax. See your host companion for details of these changes.
Note that this option is case-sensitive, and the error might also occur under the following circumstances:
- Characters such as an equal sign (=), a hyphen (-), or a period (.) appear in the printer definition. Other nonalphanumeric characters might also cause the error.
- An alias is used instead of the exact printer name.
To correct the problem, enclose the non-aliased name of the printer definition in quotation marks using the correct case. For example:
OPTIONS SYSPRINT="\\xxxxxxx";
You may include this option statement in your AUTOEXEC.SAS file or in your SAS code.Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | ||||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | ||||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | ||||
| OS/2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | ||||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | ||||
| Windows Millennium Edition (Me) | ||||
| Windows Vista | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | ||||
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> PRINT |
| Date Modified: | 2012-04-10 17:34:19 |
| Date Created: | 2000-02-16 16:06:23 |