LINESIZE=

LINESIZE=

Specifies the line size of SAS output

Language element: system option

Alias: LS=

Default: the display width setting for windowing environment and interactive line modes; 132 characters for noninteractive and batch modes

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for width; syntax

Syntax
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Syntax

LINESIZE=width | n | MIN | MAX | hexX

width: specifies the display width setting of the output.
n: specifies the line size of the output in bytes. Valid values are 64 to 256.
MIN: sets the line size of the output to 64, and requires SAS to use a default value.
MAX: sets the line size of the output to 256.
hexX: specifies the line size of the output as a hexadecimal number. This number must be followed by an X, as in hexadecimal-valueX.

Details

In the OpenVMS environment, the default for interactive modes (the SAS windowing environment and interactive line mode) is the display width setting. For noninteractive and batch modes, the default is 132 characters.

See Also

LINESIZE= system option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
System option: PAGESIZE=

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Language element:	system option
Alias:	LS=
Default:	the display width setting for windowing environment and interactive line modes; 132 characters for noninteractive and batch modes
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for width; syntax