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$MSGCASEw.

$MSGCASEw.


Writes character data in uppercase when the MSGCASE system option is in effect

Category: Character
Alignment: left

Syntax
Syntax Description
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Examples

Syntax

$MSGCASEw.

Syntax Description

w
specifies the width of the output field.
Default: 8 if the length of the variable is undefined; otherwise, the length of the variable
Range: 1-32767

Details

When the MSGCASE= system option is in effect, all notes, warnings, and error messages that SAS generates appear in uppercase. Otherwise, all notes, warnings, and error messages appear in mixed case. You specify the MSGCASE= system option in the configuration file or during the SAS invocation.

Operating Environment Information:   For more information about the MSGCASE= system option, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment.   [cautionend]

Examples

put name $msgcase.;

Values Results 
sas
 
SAS


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