DMSEXP System Option

Specifies whether to invoke the SAS windowing environment and display the Explorer, Editor, Log, Output, and Results windows.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: Environment control: Initialization and operation
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXECMODES
Note: This option cannot be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.
Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

DMSEXP | NODMSEXP

Syntax Description

DMSEXP
invokes SAS with the Explorer, Editor, Log, Output, and Results windows active.
NODMSEXP
invokes SAS with the Editor, Log, and Output windows active.

Details

In order to set DMSEXP or NODMSEXP, the DMS option must be set. The following SAS execution mode invocation options, in order, have precedence over this option:
  1. OBJECTSERVER.
  2. DMR
  3. SYSIN
If you specify DMSEXP with another execution mode invocation option of equal precedence, SAS uses only the last option listed. See Order of Precedence for information about invocation option precedence.

See Also

System Options:
DMS System Option
DMR System Option
EXPLORER System Option
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