PAPERSIZE

PAPERSIZE

Specifies the name of a paper size.

Used in: GOPTIONS statement; OPTIONS statement

Default: device dependent

Restriction: hardware dependent, PostScript printers require a PPD file

See also: PAPERSOURCE, PPDFILE

Syntax
Details

Syntax

PAPERSIZE='size-name'

size-name

specifies the name of a paper size, such as LETTER, LEGAL, or A4.

If you do not specify PAPERSIZE=, the PAPERSIZE= setting on an OPTIONS statement is used. If no OPTIONS statement sets a paper size, the value for paper size is device dependent:

For the Windows and OS/2 operating environments, the host printer devices (WINPRTx and OS2PRTx) use the setting in the SAS Print Setup window
All other printer devices in all operating environments use the LETTER paper size.

Details

Typically, you might use PAPERSIZE= with the Output Delivery System (ODS). For some printers, PAPERSIZE= overrides the PAPERSOURCE= selection.

For PostScript devices, the name must match the name of a paper size in the PPD file. Refer to the PPD file for a list of valid names. Size-name is case-insensitive and can contain a subset of the full name. For example, if the name in the PPD file is *PageSize A4/A4, you can specify PAPERSIZE='A4'. If a PPD file is not specified, PAPERSIZE= is ignored.

For PCL devices, the device driver searches the SAS Registry for supported paper size values. To see the supported list of sizes, submit the following statements:

proc registry listhelp
     startat='options\papersize';
run;

For more information about the SAS Registry, refer to the SAS Help facility.

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Used in:	GOPTIONS statement; OPTIONS statement
Default:	device dependent
Restriction:	hardware dependent, PostScript printers require a PPD file
See also:	PAPERSOURCE, PPDFILE