LINESIZE= System Option

Specifies the line size for the SAS log and for SAS procedure output.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Categories: Log and procedure output control: SAS log and procedure output

Log and procedure output control: SAS log

Log and procedure output control: Procedure output
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LOG_LISTCONTROL

LISTCONTROL

LOGCONTROL
Alias: LS=
Note: This option cannot be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.
See: LINESIZE System Option: UNIX in SAS Companion for UNIX Environments,

LINESIZE System Option: Windows in SAS Companion for Windows,

LINESIZE= System Option: z/OS in SAS Companion for z/OS
Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

LINESIZE=n | MIN | MAX | hexX

Syntax Description

n
specifies the number of characters in a line.
MIN
sets the number of characters in a line to 64.
MAX
sets the number of characters in a line to 256.
hexX
specifies the number of characters in a line as a hexadecimal number. You must specify the value beginning with a number (0–9), followed by an X. For example, the value 0FAx sets the line size of the SAS procedure output to 250.

Details

The LINESIZE= system option specifies the line size (printer line width) in characters for the SAS log and the SAS output that are used by the DATA step and procedures. The LINESIZE= system option affects the following output:
  • the Output window for the ODS LISTING destination
  • output produced for an ODS markup destination by a DATA step where the FILE statement destination is PRINT (the FILE PRINT ODS statement is not affected by the LINESIZE= system option)
  • procedures that produce only characters that cannot be scaled, such as the PLOT procedure, the CALENDAR procedure, the TIMEPLOT procedure, the FORMS procedure, and the CHART procedure

See Also

The SAS Log in SAS Language Reference: Concepts
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