To close the loophole under  UNIX - Place the "-msgevel I" in the
"!sasroot/misc/rstopts/rsasv9.cfg" file -  which contains those
restricted options set by the site administrator  (ME!) ..  Works
wonders ,  those users who try to alter the options - cannot,  and get a
message to the effect in the saslog.

WARNING 36-12: SAS option MSGLEVEL is restricted by your Site
Administrator and cannot be updated.


Me a control freak ? Never!

Robin


Dorfman, Paul wrote:

>Mike,
>
>Propagating the
>
>+Consequently, I would _NEVER_ write a
>+program that did not have it specified.  And, I would even go so far as
>+to state that MSGLEVEL=I should be the default!  Now, how is that for
>+somebody in the Washington, DC area taking a definite stand on an
>+issue?!?!?!
>
>whence you dwell is a bold, indeed, valiant effort! Yet I still detect a
>degree of uncertainty, which may preclude it from qualifying as "definite".
>The entire reason for making MSGLEVEL=I the default, that is, speficying it
>in the config file, is to avoid the necessity to specify it in programs.
>Don't you think it somewhat contradicts your underscored oath to _NEVER_
>write a program that does not have it specified? Or maybe, to be dead
>msglevel-sure, you will make it the default and still specify it in every
>program you write - perhaps just in case your module is an %included team
>effort, and you want to override the deadly sin of someone who wrote a
>module %included before yours and turned the infomessaging off? OK, you've
>got that loophole... ;).
>
>Kind regards
>------------
>Paul Dorfman
>Jax, FL
>------------
>
>+-----Original Message-----
>+From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
>+Behalf Of Michael Raithel
>+Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:48 PM
>+To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>+Subject: Re: MERGE bug?
>+
>+
>+Dear SAS-L-ers,
>+
>+Brian posted the following:
>+
>+> Jennifer,
>+>
>+> That can be a tricky problem to figure out.  I find that using:
>+>     options msglevel = i;
>+> helps out tremendously.  This option will alert you if your
>+> merge is overwriting variables, among other things.
>+>
>+
>+Brian, I couldn't agree with you more about the utilitarian-ness of
>+having the MSGLEVEL=I options specified!
>+
>+MSGLEVEL=I reports MERGE statement warnings, the SORT product that was
>+used, notice that CEDA engines were used to process a SAS data set, and
>+SAS index usage information.  Consequently, I would _NEVER_ write a
>+program that did not have it specified.  And, I would even go so far as
>+to state that MSGLEVEL=I should be the default!  Now, how is that for
>+somebody in the Washington, DC area taking a definite stand on an
>+issue?!?!?!
>+
>+Brian, I'll look for your future sage postings on the 'L!
>+
>+
>+I hope that this suggestion proves helpful now, and in the future!
>+
>+Of course, all of these opinions and insights are my own, and do not
>+reflect those of my organization or my associates. All SAS code and/or
>+methodologies specified in this posting are for illustrative purposes
>+only and no warranty is stated or implied as to their accuracy or
>+applicability. People deciding to use information in this posting do so
>+at their own risk.
>+
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>+Michael A. Raithel
>+"The man who wrote the book on performance"
>+E-mail: MichaelRaithel@westat.com
>+
>+Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment
>+
>+Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the OS/390 and z/OS Environments,
>+Second Edition
>+http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=58172
>+
>+Author: The Complete Guide to SAS Indexes
>+http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=60409
>+
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>+Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test
>+a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>+
>+
>
>
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