Hi,

Did you try : %let lsize = %sysfunc(%getoption(LS));

It'll work on 6.12, but I think it should work with 6.11 too...

Regards, \\\|/// \\ - - // ( @ @ ) +------oOOo-(_)-oOOo----------+---------------------------------+ | Bernard Tremblay | | | La Capitale | Tel: (418) 646-2401 | | | Fax: (418) 646-5960 | | | Int: bernard@capitale.qc.ca | +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Imaginasys enr | Res: (418) 878-4447 | | | Int: bertrem@quebectel.com | +---------------Oooo----------+---------------------------------+ oooO ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( (_/ \_) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>From owner-sas-l@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU Mon Jun 30 16:19 EDT 1997 >>>Nntp-Posting-Host: rltstats.his.com >>>Mime-Version: 1.0 >>>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>>X-To: "Abelson, Robert" <RobertA@MOCR.OAPI.COM> >>>X-Priority: 3 (Normal) >>>Xref: paladin.american.edu comp.soft-sys.sas:40523 >>>Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 12:52:02 -0400 >>>From: Rob Thomas <rltstats@HIS.COM> >>>Subject: Re: Macro variable for LINESIZE? >>>To: Multiple recipients of list SAS-L <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU> >>> >>>I don't know of a macro var specifically for linesize, but this macro >>>will get any SAS evironment variable from the options table. I run >>>it from the autoexec.sas file at SAS initiation. >>> >>>%macro sysparms ; >>>proc sql ; >>> create table options as select optname, setting >>> from dictionary.options where optname eq 'LINESIZE' ; >>>data _null_ ; >>> set options ; >>> call symput('lsize',setting) ; >>> run ; >>>%mend sysparms ; >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Abelson, Robert wrote: >>>> >>>> Is there an automatic macro variable for LINESIZE? I'm running SAS 6.11 >>>> under Windows NT. >>>> >>>> TIA, >>>> >>>> Bob Abelson >>> >>>-- >>>====================================================================== >>>Advanced Data Analysis, Est.'89. Over 19 years experience with general >>>statistical consulting and multi-platform SAS programming. Also: data >>>conversions across platforms, media, and applications. Data con- >>>version for '90 census, health, nutrition, and other govt databases. >>>www.his.com/rltstats, rob.thomas@his.com, 301-949-8065 >>>======================================================================