SAS Companion for the OpenVMS Operating Environment

Using the SAS ToolBox

A command window that enables you to quickly enter any command.
A toolbar that contains several tool icons.

You can use the command window to enter commands in the active SAS window. The name of the active window is displayed in the title bar of the ToolBox. The toolbar allows you to associate icons with commands.

You can define multiple toolboxes and switch between them, and you can define toolboxes for specific windows or applications, such as SAS/AF applications. By default, the toolbar and the command window are joined and are automatically displayed when the SAS System initializes unless

you executed your SAS job in a nonwindowing environment mode.
the SAS.defaultToolBox resource or SAS.defaultCommandWindow resource is set to False. The default is True. For more information about the X resources that control the ToolBox, see Specifying Toolbox X Resources.
you deselect Display tools window, Display command window, or Combine windows from the ToolBox tab in the Preferences dialog box.

SAS ToolBox shows the command window and the toolbar in their default configuration.

SAS ToolBox

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When the command window and the toolbar are combined, you can open both of them by doing one of the following:

issuing the COMMAND WINDOW command.
from the Tools menu in the active window, selecting Options, and then selecting ToolBox.
From the ToolBox tab in the Preferences dialog box, select Display tools window, Display command window, and Combine windows. (See Modifying the Toolbox and Command Window Settings.)
issuing the TOOLLOAD command. For more information, see the command TOOLLOAD.

You can close both the command window and the toolbar by doing one of the following:

double-clicking on the window menu button in the upper-left corner of the ToolBox.
from the ToolBox window menu, select Close.
entering the TOOLCLOSE command, as described in TOOLCLOSE.
from the Tools menu, selecting Options and deselecting ToolBox.

Using the Command Window

You can open only the command window portion of the ToolBox by deselecting Combine windows from the ToolBox tab in the Preferences dialog box and doing one of the following:

selecting Display command window in the Preferences dialog box.
issuing the COMMAND WINDOW command.

To issue a command from the command window, click in the command window, type in the command, and then press ENTER or click on the check mark. The command is submitted in the active SAS window.

You can use the up and down arrows to scroll through previously entered commands, or you can select a previous command from the drop-down list. Use the middle mouse button (MB2) to select and execute a command from the list. If you use the left mouse button (MB1), the command is selected, but you must then press ENTER or click on the check mark to submit the command.

Using the Toolbar

You can open only the toolbar portion of the ToolBox by deselecting Combine windows from the ToolBox tab in the Preferences dialog box and doing one the following:

selecting Display tools window in the Preferences dialog box.
from the Tools menu, selecting Options, and then selecting ToolBox.
issuing the TOOLLOAD command, as described in TOOLLOAD.

If you invoke an application that does not have an associated PMENU entry, the default toolbox is displayed for that application. If you then customize the toolbox for that application, the customized toolbox is stored in SASUSER.PROFILE.DEFAULT.TOOLBOX, where <DEFAULT> is the same entry name as the PMENU entry for the window or application.

You can customize the default toolbox, create multiple toolboxes and switch between them, and create application-specific toolboxes that are automatically loaded when the application is loaded. Only one toolbox is displayed at a time, and the tools in the toolbox change as you move between applications. For more information about customizing your toolboxes, see Customizing Toolboxes and Toolsets.

You can close only the toolbar by deselecting Combine windows from the ToolBox tab in the Preferences dialog box and by doing one of the following:

deselecting Display tools window in the Preferences dialog box.
issuing the TOOLCLOSE command, as described in TOOLCLOSE.
from the Tools menu, selecting Options and deselecting ToolBox.

Using the Tool Icons

If you place the cursor over an icon for the amount of time specified by the SAS.toolBoxTipDelay resource, a pop-up displays text that describes the command for that icon.

Clicking on a tool icon in a toolbox executes the command or commands associated with that icon.

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