The Output, Log, and Program Editor windows in SAS^® can display approximately 99,999 lines each. If messages display to indicate that the SAS Output window is full, you can stop the messages from displaying by pressing the keys CTRL+BREAK+SCRLK to open the Tasking Manager window. If you then have the option to Cancel Submitted Statements, then select it.

There are several options that enable you to prevent the Output window from filling up.

Solution 1

Redirect the contents of the Output window to a file instead of the Output window. To accomplish this, add the following code to the top of your SAS program file:

Note: Use a drive letter, subdirectory, and filename that you have rights to change and update. The subdirectory must already exist on your machine.

Then, at the end of your SAS program file, add the following code to redirect the output back to the Output window:

After your SAS program is submitted, you can then view your filename.lst text file in SAS, Notepad, the SAS System Viewer, or any other text editor.

Solution 2

Starting in SAS 9.2, the system option DMSOUTSIZE enables you to designate the maximum number of rows that the SAS Output window can display. The default for SAS 9.2 is set to 99,999 rows. The range for SAS 9.2 is 500 to 999,999 rows. For SAS 9.4 defaults, see SAS 9.4 dmsoutsize system option.

To check the current dmsoutsize option, in a SAS session submit the code below and then check the SAS Log window for the value:

       proc options option=dmsoutsize; run;

One way to change the default number of rows is to add the dmsoutsize option at the top of your sasv9.cfg file:

1. Make a backup copy of your SASv9.cfg file and provide a different file name. Save it to the default location, a desktop folder, or another folder that you have permissions to. 

The default locations are as follows:
SAS 9.4 32-bit on x64 - C:\Program Files\SASHome\x86\SASFoundation\9.4\nls\en
SAS 9.4 - C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\nls\en
SAS 9.3 32-bit on x64 - C:\Program Files\SASHome\x86\SASFoundation\9.3\nls\en
SAS 9.3 - C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.3\nls\en
SAS 9.2 32-bit on x64 - C:\Program Files\SAS\SASFoundation\9.2(32bit)\nls\en
SAS 9.2 - C:\Program Files\SAS\SASFoundation\9.2\nls\en
SAS 9.1.x - C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\nls\en

2. Then, do the following:

1. Log on to Microsoft Windows with a user ID that has local administrator rights.
2. Make sure that all SAS sessions and the sasv9.cfg file are closed.
3. In the Windows Search box, type Notepad and then right-click on Notepad, and select Run as administrator.
4. In Notepad, select File ► Open and, at the bottom corner, change File name type from Text Documents (*.txt) to All Files (*.*). Navigate to and select the sasv9.cfg. See the default paths in step 1.
5. In Notepad, insert the dmsoutsize option on line 1 starting in column 1, and type the desired number of rows. For example:

        -dmsoutsize 750999

6. In Notepad, select File ► Save and verify no errors. If you see an "Access Denied" error, then choose File ► Save As and save to your desktop or another folder that you have permissions to save to. 
7. Exit Notepad.
8. If the sasv9.cfg file was saved in a different folder, then copy it and save it to the default location, as noted in step 1. If asked, choose to overwrite the existing file.
9. Restart SAS and verify the dmsoutsize option value, as noted above.

Note that if you attempt to use this option in SAS 9.1, the scroll size is not extended. Therefore, you could receive an error when you scroll in the Output window. However, it does enable the program to complete without the "Output window full" message.

Note: A similar option, DMSLOGSIZE, is available for the SAS log window. See SAS Note 5888, "The message 'SAS log window is full' appears in Microsoft Windows operating environments," for details. A similar option is not available for the Program Editor window. Use the Enhanced Editor window instead.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition			9 TS M0	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems			9.1 TS1M0	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition			9 TS M0	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition			9 TS M0	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows 95/98	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.2
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.2
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.2
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.2
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.2
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.2
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.2
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.2
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.2
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.2
		Windows Millennium Edition (Me)	9.2
		Windows Vista	9.2
		Windows Vista for x64	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2016	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2019	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6

* 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.

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Type:	Usage Note
Priority:
Topic:	Software Components ==> Display Manager

Date Modified:	2021-03-02 16:54:17
Date Created:	2004-05-18 10:32:08