XCMD System Option: Windows

Specifies that the X command is valid in the current SAS session.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: Environment control: Display
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVDISPLAY
Default: XCMD
Windows specifics: all
Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

-XCMD | -NOXCMD
–XCMD ON | –XCMD OFF

Required Arguments

XCMD or XCMD ON
specifies to allow the X command to be valid in the current SAS session.
NOXCMD or XCMD OFF
specifies not to allow the X command to be valid in the current SAS session.

Details

The XCMD allows the X command to be active in the current SAS session.
If you specify NOXCMD, the following are disabled:
  • PIPE and NAMEPIPE device types in the FILENAME statement
  • CALL SYSTEM routine
  • X command
  • Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
  • %SYSEXEC macro
  • SYSTASK statement
  • FILENAME function.

See Also

X Command: Windows
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