Using This Book

SAS/C Software Diagnostic Messages, First Edition, Release 6.0 documents all SAS/C diagnostic messages generated by mainframe and workstation compilers and utility programs.

Typographical Conventions

The following tables describe the several type styles used in this book for text and syntax.

Text Conventions



Convention Description
roman is the basic type style used for most text in this book UPPERCASE ROMAN is used for MVS and CMS commands and data set names monospace is used for C and C++ language elements in the text and in programming code. It is also used for workstation commands and filenames. UPPERCASE MONOSPACE is used for C and C++ language elements that you must enter in uppercase italic indicates one of two things. In regular text an italicized word means that it is important, or is being defined. In examples italics means to substitute your own value for an item

Syntax Conventions



Symbol Use Example
[ ] for optional unix2mf [options ...] arguments | to show exclusive auto cmacros | nocmacros OR ... for repeating auto keyword1 [keyword2 ... ] arguments { } to show au{to} abbreviations italics to show keyword1 user-supplied information

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SAS/C Software Documentation

In addition to SAS/C Software Diagnostic Messages, you will find these other documents helpful when using SAS/C software:

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