SKIP= System Option

Specifies the number of lines to skip at the top of each page of SAS output for the LISTING destination.

Valid in:	Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category:	Log and procedure output control: Procedure output
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	LISTCONTROL
Note:	This option can be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.

Syntax

Details

Syntax

SKIP= n | MIN | MAX | hexX

Syntax Description

n: specifies the range of lines to skip from 0 to 20.

MIN: sets the number of lines to skip to 0, so no lines are skipped.

MAX: sets the number of lines to skip to 20.

hex: specifies the number of lines to skip as a hexadecimal number. You must specify the value beginning with a number (0–9), followed by an X. For example, the value 0ax specifies to skip 10 lines.

Details

The location of the first line is relative to the position established by carriage control or by the forms control buffer on the printer. Most sites define this position so that the first line of a new page begins three or four lines down the form. If this spacing is sufficient, specify SKIP=0 so that additional lines are not skipped.

The SKIP= value does not affect the maximum number of lines printed on each page, which is controlled by the PAGESIZE= system option.