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SAVEENTRYDIALOG |
Category: | Selection List |
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Example 1: Saving a Catalog Entry | |
Example 2: Using the Advanced Button with an SCL List |
Syntax |
selection=SAVEENTRYDIALOG(<type<,initial<,entry-name<,list-id<,description>>>>>); |
Type: Character
Type: Character
Type: Character
If entry-name is not specified, then the window does not contain [Advanced].
Type: Character
Type: Numeric or List
Note: This parameter is an update parameter. See
Input, Output, and Update Parameters for more information.
Type: Character
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SAVEENTRYDIALOG enables you to implement a Save As choice by displaying a dialog window that lists entries in SAS catalogs. SAVEENTRYDIALOG returns a user's selection, which enables you to create code that performs the save action. The entry can be saved under a different name or the same name.
If entry-name is supplied, the item selected in the dialog window is passed to entry-name through the following variables, which are created automatically:
List-id enables information to be passed between the calling entry and entry-name. It is passed to entry-name through the USERDATA variable.
Examples |
Select a catalog entry of type FRAME to save and display the selected entry.
selection=saveentrydialog('frame'); call display(selection);
Specify an entry to call when a user selects [Advanced], as well as an SCL list that contains values to pass to the entry.
dcl list mydata; mydata=makelist(); rc=insertc(mydata,'test'); selection=saveentrydialog('frame','mylib.mycat.inital.frame', 'mylib.mycat.myentry.frame',mydata, description); if sysrc(1)=-1 then do; ...SCL statements to execute when the user cancels from the window... rc=dellist(mydata); end; else do; ...SCL statements to handle selections... end;The SCL entry for MYLIB.MYCAT.MYENTRY.FRAME contains the following program:
dcl char(8) libref; dcl char(8) type; dcl char(32) catalog; dcl char(32) entry dcl list userdata; init: put libref=; put catalog=; put entry=; put type=; call putlist(userdata); return;
Note: The SCL entry must declare these
exact variables, in the order specified, to properly reference the selected
entry.
If the user selects MYLIB2.MYCAT2.MYENTRY2.FRAME in the
dialog window and then selects [Advanced], the output for this
program is
libref=Mylib2 catalog=Mycat2 entry=Myentry2 type=Frame ('test')[1]
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