You can set up a printer definition in order to automate the process of printing directly from SAS. This process uses the (undocumented) DM command DMPRINTSETUP to set up a printer:

1. Issue the dmprintsetup command.

2. Select New.

3. Name the printer, for example, local.

4. Select the printer type. If your printer is not listed by name, it is probably a "PostScript Level 2" or "PostScript Level 1" printer. If you are not sure which, you can always use level 1. Or you can try the following code; if the file prints okay, use level 2.

       ods printer printer="PostScript Level 2" file="test.ps";
       proc print data=sashelp.class; run;
       ods printer close;
   

5. Set up to print. For example, on z/OS, based on the information from FAQ 4162 in this FAQ, you would set:

       Device type:     Printer
       Destination:
       Host options:    sysout=a dest=BldgBPrinter
   

6. Select Finish and Exit to complete the dialog box.

7. Try it out. For example:

       ods printer printer=local;
   

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