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.
Details
Messages that result
from errors in the autoexec file are printed in the SAS log regardless
of how the ECHO system option is set.
Example: Example
For example, you can
specify the following:
-echo "SAS System under Windows
is initializing."
The message appears
in the LOG window as SAS initializes.