When you print a file
with the
lp command, a symbolic link is created
from the file to the
/usr/spool directory.
When you pipe output to the
lp command, the
output is copied under the
/usr/spool directory.
If you experience problems
printing large files using the PIPE device type, you can circumvent
the problem in either of the following ways:
-
save the print file to a disk file
and then print it with the
lp command. Issue
the PRINT command from the
Output or
Log window:
print file='bigfile'
Exit your SAS session and print the file, or use the SAS X command
to print the file from within your SAS session:
x 'lp -dmylsrjt bigfile'
-
create a fileref using the PIPE
device type that can handle large files. For example, the following
fileref saves the print file to disk, prints the saved file, and then
removes the file:
filename myfile pipe 'cat >bigfile;lp -dmylsrlt bigfile;rm bigfile;';