System Options under UNIX

LPTYPE System Option: UNIX

Specifies which UNIX command and options settings will be used to route files to the printer.

Default:	none
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category:	Log and procedure output: Procedure output
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	LISTCONTROL
UNIX specifics:	all

Syntax

-LPTYPE BSD | SYSV

LPTYPE=BSD | SYSV

The LPTYPE option determines whether SAS is to use the lpr or the lp UNIX command to print files.

The LPTYPE option has two forms:

-LPTYPE BSD: causes SAS to use the lpr command to send files to the printer. The lpr command is usually supported on UNIX operating systems developed at the University of California, Berkeley, such as HP-UX.
-LPTYPE SYSV: causes SAS to use the lp command to send files to the printer. The lp command is usually supported on operating systems derived from UNIX System V, such as Solaris.

If you do not know whether to specify BSD or SYSV, check with your system administrator.

By default, SAS uses the lpr command if your operating system is derived from Berkeley's version; otherwise, it uses the lp command.