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SYSVER

SYSVER



Contains the release number of SAS software that is running

Type: Automatic macro variable (read only)
See also: SYSVLONG


Comparison
Example
Identifying SAS Software Release


Comparison

SYSVER provides the release number of the SAS software that is running. You can use SYSVER to check for the release of the SAS System before running a job with newer features.


Example

Example 1: Identifying SAS Software Release

The following statement displays the release number of a user's SAS software.

%put I am using release: &sysver;

Submitting this statement (for a user of Release 6.12) writes this to the SAS log:

I am using release: 6.12


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