SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

118 Using the PRINT Command and Universal Printing Chapter 6
Example
Follow these steps to direct output to the system printer:
1 Identify a print destination:
filename myprint dest=dest99 sysout=a hold;
2 Identify the print destination to SAS:
proc printto log=myprint;
3 Submit a print procedure:
proc print data=work.myfile;
run;
4 Remove the print destination from SAS:
proc printto log=log;
Using the PRINT Command and Universal Printing
Use the PRINT command or menu selection to direct the contents of a window to
your default printer. This is the easiest method of printing output. For example, issue
the PRINT command from the command line of your Output window to send the
contents of that window to your default printer. The default printer — as well as other
aspects of your output such as printer margins, printer control language, and font
control information — are controlled by the Universal Printing subsystem. The
Universal Printing subsystem consists of five windows that are described in detail in
the SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.
Selecting a Printer
To direct the contents of a window to a printer that is not your default printer, you
can issue a DMSETPRINT printer-name command, where printer-name is the name of
the printer that you want to make the default. You can also specify a temporary default
printer by using the PRINTERPATH= system option.
Modifying Printer Properties
To use the default printer and change one or more of its parameters, issue the
DMPRINT command on the command line of the window whose contents you want to
copy. SAS displays the Print window. If the Use Forms window check box is visible,
verify that it is not selected. Select Properties and change any of the parameters.
Select OK to accept and OK to print. The new definition is saved in your SASUSER file,
and it overrides any definition of a printer of the same name in the SASHELP file.
Creating a New Printer Definition
There are several ways to set up a printer using Universal Printing:
3 Select File Print Setup from a pull-down menu.
3 Issue the DMPRTSETUP command.
3 Issue the DMPRTCREATE command.
3 Override the active printer settings using PROC PRTDEF. You can also use PROC
PRTDEF to set up multiple printers at one time.