ECHO

ECHO

Specifies a message to be echoed to the SAS log while initializing the SAS System

Default: NOECHO

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation

Windows specifics: all

Syntax

ECHO "message" | -NOECHO

ECHO "message": specifies the text of the message to be echoed to the SAS log. The text must be enclosed in single or double quotation marks if the message is more than one word. Otherwise, quotation marks are not needed.
-NOECHO: specifies that no messages are to be echoed to the SAS log.

Messages that result from errors in the autoexec file are printed in the SAS log regardless of how the ECHO system option is set.

For example, you can specify the following:

-echo "Version 8 of the SAS System under 
       Windows is initializing."

The message appears in the LOG window as the SAS System initializes.

See Also

Default:	NOECHO
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Windows specifics:	all