PRINTINIT System Option: z/OS

Initializes the procedure output file.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: Log and Procedure Output Control: LISTCONTROL
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LISTCONTROL
Default: NOPRINTINIT
z/OS specifics: System response to PRINTINIT
See: PRINTINIT System Option in SAS System Options: Reference
Syntax
Details

Syntax

PRINTINIT | NOPRINTINIT

Required Arguments

PRINTINIT
empties the SAS output file and resets the file attributes upon initialization.
NOPRINTINIT
preserves the existing output file if no new output is generated. NOPRINTINIT is the default value.

Details

Under z/OS, specifying PRINTINIT causes the procedure output file to be emptied before SAS writes output to it. It also forces the file attributes to be correct for a print file. Specify NOPRINTINIT if a previous program or job step has already written output to the same file and you want to preserve that output.
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