FORMCHAR=

FORMCHAR=

Specifies the default output formatting characters

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window

Category: Log and procedure output control: Procedure output

PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LISTCONTROL

Syntax
Syntax Description
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Syntax

FORMCHAR= 'formatting-characters'

Syntax Description

'formatting-characters': specifies any string or list of strings of characters up to 64 bytes long. If fewer than 64 bytes are specified, the string is padded with blanks on the right.

Details

Formatting characters are used to construct tabular output outlines and dividers for various procedures, such as the CALENDAR, FREQ, and TABULATE procedures. If you omit formatting characters as an option in the procedure, the default specifications given in the FORMCHAR= system option are used. Note that you can also specify a hexadecimal character constant as a formatting character. When you use hex constant with this option, SAS interprets the value of the hex constant as appropriate for your operating system.

See Also

For further information about how individual procedures use formatting characters, see the SAS Procedures Guide.

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Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window
Category:	Log and procedure output control: Procedure output
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	LISTCONTROL