| SAS Companion for the OS/2 Environment |
The main
SAS window contains all other SAS application windows. The main SAS window
is completely configurable, enabling you to use its features in a way that
is productive for you. The Main SAS Window
shows the main SAS window as it appears when you first start the SAS System.
This section briefly describes the features of the window.
The Main SAS Window
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Here are the primary components
of the main SAS window:
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menu bar
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presents the menus that are available for
the active SAS application window. As you switch between application windows,
the menu bar changes. Similarly, the pop-up menus that appear when you click
on the right mouse button inside a window are customized for that window.
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command bar
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provides a way to quickly enter any SAS
command. The command bar retains a list of the commands that you enter. To
repeat a command that you entered previously, either type until the command
appears in the command bar or select the command from the drop-down list and
click on the checkmark icon or press ENTER. To switch the keyboard focus to
the command bar, press F11 (the key that is defined as COMMAND BAR).
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toolbar
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provides quick access to the commands that
you issue most often. The toolbar is completely configurable and can contain
up to 30 tools. You can associate different sets of tools with different SAS
application windows. When you create a tool, you specify the tool icon, the
commands that are associated with the tool, the Help text that is displayed
on the status line, and the ScreenTip. The tool
browser provides hundreds of images that you can use to represent your commands
on the toolbar.
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windowing environment
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contains a workspace to open windows within
the main SAS window. Certain windows can dock to left side of the main SAS
window when Docking View is enabled from the Preferences
dialog box. Windows that cannot dock to the main SAS window open to the right
of the docking area. For more information about using dockable windows, see
Using the Docking View.
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status line
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contains a message area and the current
folder for the SAS System. The message area displays Help text for menus
and tools, as well as messages that are specific to SAS application windows.
The current folder area displays the name of the current working folder.
To change the current folder, double-click anywhere on the current folder
area. For more information about changing the current folder, see Changing the SAS Working Folder.
The status line can be enabled
and disabled from the Preferences dialog
box.
You can access SAS commands, tools, and
options by selecting
them from the menus at the top of the main SAS window or by using pop-up menus
within application windows. The menus display options that are available in
the active window. To access a pop-up menu for a particular window, click
the right mouse button anywhere within a window. The pop-up menu
that appears contains the menu items that are available in that particular
window.
Some SAS windows (such as the Explorer window) can contain
objects that have their own pop-up menus when you click on an object by using
the right mouse button. In these windows, the pop-up menu that appears is
specific to the selected object.
Version 7 of the SAS System for OS/2 makes it easier for you to access
files using Docking View. When Docking
View is enabled, certain windows are docked to the left side
of the main SAS window. When you double click on an object in a docked window,
a window containing the object opens in the right side of the main SAS window.
Each docked window has a tab at the bottom of the window for easy access
to the window. When the number of dockable windows is large enough, the SAS
System displays a left and right arrow for you to navigate through the docked
windows.
Docked windows cannot be individually moved or resized. To enlarge or
contract the amount of space in the main SAS window that is used for docked
windows, place the cursor over the split bar between the docked windows area
and the remaining portion of the main SAS window. Then click and hold down
the left mouse button. Move the mouse to the left or right to resize the docked
window area.
If you prefer to work with undocked windows, you can disable the Docking View in the Preferences dialog box or undock windows
individually from the pop-up menu.
To undock windows individually
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click the right mouse button on the tab of the docked
window
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select Docked from the pop-up menu.
Alternately, you can click on the tab of the window you want
to undock and select Docked from the Window menu.
To dock an individual window, click in the window to make it the
active
window and then select Docked from the Window menu. For more information about docking or undocking
all windows, see View Preferences.
The status line at the bottom of the main SAS window can be of great help
as you learn the SAS System interface. This area displays a short description
for various parts of the main SAS window, including the currently selected
pull-down menu, menu item, toolbar icon, command bar, and status bar.
For example, when you select the File
pull-down menu, the status line displays Perform file-related operations.
As you drag the mouse to highlight the items under the File menu, the status line displays a short description of each
item.
To learn about other areas of the main SAS window, position the mouse
pointer over an area. If Help is available and enabled, a ScreenTip appears
near the cursor. You enable a ScreenTip using the Preferences dialog box and
the Customize Tools dialog box. Use the Customize Tools dialog box to enable
or disable a toolbar and command bar ScreenTip. For more information about
the Preferences dialog box, see Setting Session Preferences.
For more information about the Customize Tools dialog box, see Customizing the Toolbar.
If you customize the commands that
are available from
the toolbar, you can also specify the descriptions (Tip Text and Help Text) that appear in the
ScreenTip and in the status bar. To learn more about changing the toolbar,
see Customizing the Toolbar.
You can open and save to external files from any text
editor window, such as the Program Editor window. Some SAS windows, such
as Log and Output, do not allow file input; you cannot open files from these
windows, but you can save the window contents to external files.
To open a file from the Program Editor:
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With the Program Editor window active, either
click on the Open toolbar icon (the opened file folder) and type
dlgopen in the command bar, or select the File menu and click on
Open. SAS displays
the Open dialog box.
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Use the Open dialog box to select the file that
you want to include. By default, SAS looks for files with the .SAS file extension
(which contain SAS code, by convention). However, you can change this by
adjusting the Files of type field. (If you change
the selected file type, SAS will remember that selection and present it as
the default the next time that you open a file for that window during the
SAS session.)
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If the file that you are including contains SAS
code that you want to submit, check the Submit
box before clicking on [OK].
Note:
If you select Submit, it remains selected each
time you use the Open dialog box to open a file. You must deselect it if you
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Note:
The Program Editor window can hold up to 256
characters
on a single line. If you open a file with lines longer than 256 characters
in the Program Editor window, the lines are truncated unless you issue the
INCLUDE command with an LRECL= value equal to the number of characters in
the longest line, and you set either the AUTOWRAP or AUTOFLOW command to ON.
If you want to use the Open dialog box to open a file with lines longer than
256 characters, use the FILENAME statement to set up a fileref with the appropriate
options and then include the fileref, enclosed in double quotes, in the File Name field in the Open dialog box.
To save the contents of the active window to a file:
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Either click on the Save
toolbar icon (the diskette)
or select Save from the File
menu. If you have previously saved the contents of this window to a file
(and the filename is part of the window title), SAS simply saves the window
to the file you specified previously. If you have not saved the document during
this session (and the window title bar displays the name "Untitled"),
then SAS displays the Save As dialog box.
If you have previously saved the editor contents but
now want to save it to a different file, click on Save As
instead of Save on the File
menu.
- CAUTION:
- Always use Save As when you want to save the contents
of the editor to a new file.
If you open
a text file in the editor window, whether you use the Open dialog box or the
INCLUDE command, the editor title bar displays the name of the file that you
opened. When you select
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SAS overwrites or appends the file of that name with
the current contents of the editor.
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Select Save As from
the File menu and select or name the file where
you want to store the window contents. Optionally, you can select a file type
from the Save as type list. SAS saves most file
types as plain text and assigns different file extensions based on the type
you select; the exception is the RTF file type, which SAS saves in rich text
format (RTF).
If you select a file type from the list, SAS remembers
that selection and presents it as the default type the next time that you
save a new file in that window.
To clear a SAS window of its contents and its saved filename (if it has one),
do one of the following:
If the contents of the window have not been saved, SAS prompts you to
save them before it clears the window.
To display the key definitions that are active for the SAS session (that is,
the DMKEYS entry in your SASUSER.PROFILE catalog), either type keys in the command bar or select
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Keys |
These
key definitions apply to the basic SAS windows, such as the Program Editor,
Output, and Log windows. Default Key Definitions under OS/2
contains a list of the default key definitions.
Other SAS products have their own key definitions. Use
the menus in the specific product window to access key definitions for specific
products.
Although the SAS System lets you define any key listed
in the KEYS window, OS/2 reserves some keys for itself to maintain conformity
among OS/2 applications. These reserved keys are not shown in the KEYS window.
To define or redefine a key within the SAS System, place
the cursor in the Definition column across from
the key or mouse button that you want to define and type the command or commands
that you want to associate with that key or button. The definition must be
a valid SAS command or sequence of commands. When you specify a sequence of
commands, separate the commands with a semi-colon ( ; ). For example, if you
want to define the CTRL+H key sequence to maximize a window and recall the
last submitted program, specify the following commands in the Definitions column next to CTL H:
zoom; recall
The SAS System does not check the syntax of a command
until it is used (that is, when the key is pressed). If you misspell a command
or type an incorrect command, you do not discover your error until you use
the key and receive an error message that indicates that the command was unrecognized.
Your key definitions are stored in your SAS user profile
catalog. SAS creates a new profile catalog each time you invoke the SAS System
with a different value for the SASUSER option. Changes that you make to one
profile catalog are not reflected in any other. However, you can use the
COPY command from the KEYS window or the CATALOG procedure to copy key definition
members to other profile catalogs. (For more information, see the CATALOG
procedure in SAS Procedures Guide.)
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