SAS Companion for the OS/390 Environment

Other Host-Specific Aspects of the Macro Facility

Collating Sequence for Evaluating Macro Characters

Under OS/390, the macro facility uses the EBCDIC collating sequence for %EVAL and for implicit evaluation of macro characters.

SAS System Options Used by the Macro Facility

SAS System Options Used by the Macro Facility That Have Host-Specific Aspects lists the SAS system options that are used by the macro facility and that have host-specific characteristics. It also tells you where to look for more information about these system options.

SAS System Options Used by the Macro Facility That Have Host-Specific Aspects
System Option Description See ...

MSYMTABMAX= specifies the maximum amount of memory available to all symbol tables (global and local combined). Under OS/390, the default value for this option is 1,048,576 bytes. "System Options" chapter of the SAS Companion for the OS/390 Environment and the SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

MVARSIZE= specifies the maximum number of bytes for any macro variable stored in memory (0 <= n <= 32768). Under OS/390, the default setting for this option is 8,192. "System Options" chapter of the SAS Companion for the OS/390 Environmentand the SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

SASAUTOS= specifies the autocall library "Specifying a User Autocall Library" and "Specifying a User Autocall Library" in this "Macros" chapter, and also the "System Options" chapter of the SAS Companion for the OS/390 Environment

***SAS System Options Used by the Macro Facility That Have Host-Specific Aspects***
System Option	Description	See ...
MSYMTABMAX=	specifies the maximum amount of memory available to all symbol tables (global and local combined). Under OS/390, the default value for this option is 1,048,576 bytes.	"System Options" chapter of the SAS Companion for the OS/390 Environment and the SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MVARSIZE=	specifies the maximum number of bytes for any macro variable stored in memory (0 <= n <= 32768). Under OS/390, the default setting for this option is 8,192.	"System Options" chapter of the SAS Companion for the OS/390 Environmentand the SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
SASAUTOS=	specifies the autocall library	"Specifying a User Autocall Library" and "Specifying a User Autocall Library" in this "Macros" chapter, and also the "System Options" chapter of the SAS Companion for the OS/390 Environment

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