Procedures under z/OS

PRINTTO Procedure: z/OS

Defines destinations for SAS procedure output and the SAS log.

z/OS specifics:

UNIT= option; output destination

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In the SAS CLIST, in the SASRX exec, and in the SAS cataloged procedure that are supplied by SAS, no filerefs of the form FTnnF001 are predefined for the UNIT= option. Ask your SAS Installation Representative whether your site has predefined ddnames of the form FTnnF001.

Under z/OS, the destination of the procedure output or the SAS log can be specified by either of the following:

fileref: sends the log or procedure output to a sequential data set or member of a partitioned data set that is identified by the fileref.
'physical-filename': sends the log or procedure output to a sequential data set, to a member of a partitioned data set, to an extended partitioned data set, or to a file in a UNIX System Services hierarchical file system.

The following restrictions apply to PROC PRINTTO under z/OS:

When writing log or procedure output files to a partitioned data set member, you must specify the NEW option; you cannot append data to a partitioned data set member.
LOG files that are generated on z/OS and captured with PROC PRINTTO contain an ASA control character in column 1. If you are using the INPUT statement to read a LOG file that was generated on z/OS, you must account for this character if you use column input or column pointer controls.
If you create a file to be used with the PRINTTO procedure and specify a record format that has no carriage-control characters, the PROC PRINTTO output will not include carriage-control characters.
In order to simultaneously route both the SAS log and procedure output files to partitioned data set members, the members must be in different partitioned data sets.