SYSMSG

SYSMSG

Contains text to display in the message area of a macro window

Type: Automatic macro variable (read and write)

Values assigned to SYSMSG do not require quotation marks. The value of SYSMSG is set to null after each execution of a %DISPLAY statement.

This example shows that text assigned to SYSMSG is cleared after the %DISPLAY statement.

%let sysmsg=Press ENTER to continue.;
%window start
   #5  @28 'Welcome to the SAS System';
%display start;

%put Sysmsg is: *&sysmsg*;

Executing this program writes this to the SAS log:

Sysmsg is: **