Universal Printing services
provides interactive and batch printing capabilities to SAS applications
and procedures. The ODS PRINTER destination uses Universal Print services
as needed, whether the UNIVERSALPRINT option or the NOUNIVERSALPRINT
option is set.
When UNIVERSALPRINT
is specified, SAS sets the following environment:
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The Universal Printing menu items
and dialog boxes are enabled in the windowing environment.
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The PRINTERPATH= system option
is set to a default, non-null value, usually PostScript Level 1, when
SAS starts.
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The SYSPRINT= system option is
ignored. The value of the PRINTERPATH= system option specifies the
output destination.
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Setting PRINTERPATH="" sets the
value of PRINTERPATH to the default value.
To use the Windows printing
environment in SAS, set NOUNIVERSALPRINT. SAS sets the following environment:
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The initial value of the PRINTERPATH=
system option is null and SAS enables the Windows print menus and
dialog boxes.
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If the PRINTERPATH= system option
is set to a non-null value, SAS uses Universal Printing. SAS uses
the Windows print dialog boxes but the referenced printer in the dialog
box is not used.
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If PRINTERPATH="", SAS uses the
Windows print dialog boxes and the SYSPRINT= system option specifies
the output destination.