SAS Companion for the OpenVMS Operating Environment

Other Host-Specific Aspects of the Macro Facility

Collating Sequence for Macro Character Evaluation

Under OpenVMS, the macro facility uses ASCII collating sequences for %EVAL, %sysevalf, 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. The table 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 OpenVMS, the default value for this option is 51,200 bytes. System option: MSYMTABMAX=

MVARSIZE= Specifies the maximum number of bytes for any macro variable stored in memory (0 <= n <= 32767). Under OpenVMS, the default setting for this option is 8,192. System option: MVARSIZE=

SASAUTOS= Specifies the autocall library. System option: SASAUTOS= and Specifying a User Autocall Library

***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 OpenVMS, the default value for this option is 51,200 bytes.	System option: MSYMTABMAX=
MVARSIZE=	Specifies the maximum number of bytes for any macro variable stored in memory (0 <= n <= 32767). Under OpenVMS, the default setting for this option is 8,192.	System option: MVARSIZE=
SASAUTOS=	Specifies the autocall library.	System option: SASAUTOS= and Specifying a User Autocall Library

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