S=

Specifies the length of statements in each line of source statements and the length of data in the line following a DATALINES statement

Language element: system option

Default: 0

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

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for n

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Syntax

S=n | nK | nM | nG | MIN | MAX | hexX

n | nK | nM | nG: specifies the length of statements and data in bytes (n), kilobytes (nK), megabytes (nM), or gigabytes (nG).
MIN: sets the length of statements and data to 0, and requires SAS to use a default value.
MAX: sets the length of statements and data to the maximum, which under OpenVMS is 2147483647.
hexX: specifies the length of statements and data as a hexadecimal number. This number must be followed by an X, as in hexadecimal-valueX.

Details

The S= system option specifies the length of statements, exclusive of sequence numbers, on each line of SAS source statements and the length of data, exclusive of sequence numbers, on lines following a DATALINES statement.

Under OpenVMS, the value of the S= system option can range from 0 to 2,147,483,647.

See Also

S= system option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

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Language element:	system option
Default:	0
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for n