S=

For data lines that follow a CARDS statement and for SAS source statements, specifies which columns SAS should scan and which columns, if any, contain sequence numbers that should be ignored

Default: 0

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window

Category: Input Control: INPUTCONTROL

OS/390 specifics: maximum length of value

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S=n

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Under OS/390, n can range from 0 to 32,760, which is the maximum length of records on OS/390.

Note: If n is 0, SAS uses the value of the SEQ= system option to determine whether the input contains sequence fields that should be ignored. Otherwise, SAS interprets n as the column in which to start scanning (for variable-length records) or stop scanning (for fixed-length records). [cautionend]

See Also

SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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Default:	0
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category:	Input Control: INPUTCONTROL
OS/390 specifics:	maximum length of value