UPRINTCOMPRESSION System Option

Specifies whether to enable the compression of files created by some Universal Printer and SAS/GRAPH devices.

Valid in:	Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category:	Log and procedure output control: ODS Printing
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ODSPRINT
Alias:	UPC \| NOUPC
Note:	This option can be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.

Syntax

UPRINTCOMPRESSION: specifies to enable compression of files created by some Universal Printers and some SAS/GRAPH devices. This is the default.

NOUPRINTCOMPRESSION: specifies to disable compression of files created by some Universal Printers and some SAS/GRAPH devices.

The following table lists the Universal Printers and the SAS/GRAPH devices that are affected by the UPRINTCOMPRESSION system option:

Universal Printers	SAS/GRAPH Device Drivers
PCL5, PCL5C, PCL5E	PCL5, PCL5C, PCL5E
PDF	PDF, PDFA, PDFC
SVG	SVG
PS	SASPRTC, SASPRTG, SASPRTM
	UEPS, UPSC, UPCL5, UPCL5C, UPCL5E, UPDF, UPSL, UPSLC

When NOUPRINTCOMPRESSION is set, the DEFLATION= option is ignored.

The ODS PRINTER statement option, COMPRESS=, takes precedence over the UPRINTCOMPRESSION system option.