Syntax: OPTIONS Procedure

See: OPTIONS procedure in the documentation for your operating environment.

PROC OPTIONS < option(s) >;

PROC OPTIONS Statement

PROC OPTIONS < option(s) >;

To do this		Use this option
Choose the format of the listing
	Specify the long form	LONG
	Specify the short form	SHORT
	Display the option s description, type and group	DEFINE
	Display the option s value and scope	VALUE
Restrict the number of options displayed
	Display options belonging to a group	GROUP=
	Display host options only	HOST
	Display portable options only	NOHOST PORT
	Display a single option	OPTION=

Options

DEFINE

• displays the short description of the option, the option group, and the option type. It displays information about when the option can be set, whether an option can be restricted, and whether the PROC OPTSAVE will save the option.

  Interaction: This option has no effect when SHORT is specified.

GROUP= group- name

• displays the options in the group specified by group-name . For more information on options groups, see Displaying the Settings of a Group of Options on page 609.

HOST NOHOST

• displays only host options (HOST) or displays only portable options (NOHOST).

  Alias: PORTABLE is an alias for NOHOST.

LONG SHORT

• specifies the format for displaying the settings of the SAS system options. LONG lists each option on a separate line with a description; SHORT produces a compressed listing without the descriptions.

• Default: LONG

• Featured in: Example 1 on page 613

NOHOST PORT

• See HOST NOHOST on page 611.

OPTION= option-name

• displays a short description and the value (if any) of the option specified by option-name . DEFINE and VALUE provide additional information about the option.

• option-name

  • specifies the option to use as input to the procedure.

• Requirement: If a SAS system option uses an equals sign, such as PAGESIZE=, do not include the equals sign when specifying the option to OPTION=.

• Featured in: Example 2 on page 614

SHORT

• See LONG SHORT.

VALUE

• displays the option value and scope, as well as how the value was set.

• Interaction: This option has no effect when SHORT is specified.

  Note: SAS options that are passwords, such as EMAILPW and METAPASS, return the value xxxxxxxx and not the actual password.