SAS Companion for the CMS Environment

Macro Variables

Portable Automatic Macro Variables That Have Host-Specific Values

The following automatic macro variables are portable, but their values are host-specific:

SYSDEVIC: contains the name of the current graphics device. The current graphics device is determined by the SAS system option DEVICE=. (See DEVICE=.) Ask your SAS Support Consultant which graphics devices are available at your site.
SYSENV: is provided for compatibility with the SAS System under other operating environments. Under CMS, its value is FORE when the TERMINAL system option is in effect; otherwise, its value is BACK. This is a read-only value.
SYSJOBID: gives the userid of the virtual machine that invoked the current SAS session.
SYSRC: contains the return code from the most recent operating environment command that was issued from within a SAS session.
SYSMAXLONG: returns the maximum long integer value allowed by CMS, which is 2,147,483,647.
SYSSCP: contains the operating environment abbreviation CMS.
SYSSCPL: contains the operating environment abbreviation VM/ESA. You cannot change the value of this variable.