SAS Companion for the Microsoft Windows Environment

SAS Commands under Windows

During an interactive SAS session, you can issue commands from the SAS command line, from the keyboard, or from the toolbar. SAS supports many commands that help you navigate your session and accomplish certain tasks. In many cases, the command is simply another way to invoke an action that you can also accomplish by using the SAS menus and windows. However, advanced users might find the supported commands a more efficient way to work, or sometimes a more flexible way to accomplish a task in the event that the parameters of your task are different than what the SAS interface supports.

Most SAS windowing environment commands are described in SAS online Help. The commands that are described here have syntax or behavior that is specific to the Windows operating environment.

The following SAS commands are not supported under Windows:

PCLEAR SMARK WMOVE

PLIST WDRAG WSHRINK

SCROLLBAR WGROW

These commands are not supported under Windows because it is more efficient to use Windows features. For example, the SCROLLBAR command and window sizing commands are not needed in the Windows operating environment as scrollbars and window sizing bars are an integral part of the graphical user interface.

For more information in issuing commands, see Issuing SAS Commands.

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