VERBOSE

VERBOSE

Controls whether the SAS System writes the settings of all the system options specified in the configuration file to either the terminal or the batch log

Default: NOVERBOSE

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation

Windows specifics: Amount of information reported

Syntax
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Syntax

-VERBOSE | -NOVERBOSE

VERBOSE: specifies to write the settings of the system options to the log.
NOVERBOSE: specifies not to write the settings of the system options to the log. This is the default.

Details

The VERBOSE system option writes the settings of SAS system options that were set at SAS invocation either on the command line or as part of the configuration file. If you invoke the SAS System at a terminal, the settings are displayed at the terminal. If you invoke the SAS System as a part of a batch job, the settings are written to the batch log. You cannot change the settings of the SAS system options with the VERBOSE system option.

The VERBOSE system option is a good error diagnostic tool. If you receive an error message when you invoke the SAS System, you can use this option to see if you have an error in your system option specifications.

See Also

System option: OPLIST

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Default:	NOVERBOSE
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Windows specifics:	Amount of information reported