SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fourth Edition

401CHAPTER12Macro Variables and SystemOptions for Relational DatabasesIntroduction to Macro Variables and System Options 401Macro Variables for Relational Databases 401System Options for Relational Databases 403Available System Options 403DB2CATALOG= System Option 403DBFMTIGNORE= System Option 404DBIDIRECTEXEC= System Option 405DBSRVTP= System Option 407SASTRACE= System Option 408SASTRACELOC= System Option 419SQLGENERATION= System Option 420SQLMAPPUTTO= System Option 422VALIDVARNAME= System Option 423Introduction to Macro Variables and System OptionsThis section describes the system options and macro variables that you can use withSAS/ACCESS software. It describes only those components of the macro facility thatdepend on SAS/ACCESS engines. Most features of the SAS macro facility are portable.For more information, see the SAS Macro Language: Reference and the SAS Help forthe macro facility.Macro Variables for Relational DatabasesSYSDBMSG, SYSDBRC, SQLXMSG, and SQLXRC are automatic SAS macrovariables. The SAS/ACCESS engine and your DBMS determine their values. Initially,SYSDBMSG and SQLXMSG are blank, and SYSDBRC and SQLXRC are set to 0.SAS/ACCESS generates several return codes and error messages while it processesyour programs. This information is available to you through these SAS macro variables.SYSDBMSGcontains DBMS-specific error messages that are generated when you useSAS/ACCESS software to access your DBMS data.SYSDBRCcontains DBMS-specific error codes that are generated when you use SAS/ACCESSsoftware to access your DBMS data. Error codes that are returned are text, notnumbers.