topic Re: Keys deffinition for auto text in ODS and Base Reporting

Keys deffinition for auto text

Sam_Hill_AMEX — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:16:34 GMT

Hello All,
With all of the commenting I try to do, I would like to have the ability to assign what I would call "auto text" to a couple of my keys.

I want to be able to press F11 when in my Program Editor and get the result of:

/**************************************

then press F12 and get:

**************************************/

We're a bit stumped here @ amex on this one, and hoping someone out there may have some ideas.

Thanks,

Sam

Re: Keys deffinition for auto text

Cynthia_sas — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:23:22 GMT

Hi, Sam:
You might want to double check this with Tech Support, as I am dredging up some faint memories here. Try popping up the KEYS window (enter KEYS in the Command line). Then when the KEYS window is active, type a tilde (~) as the first character of the string:
[pre]
~/********** in the area next to the F11 key and
~***********/ in the area next to the F12 key
[/pre]
The key settings are saved when you close the window, but I can't remember whether they're saved for the session or for good. You may have to issue a WSAVE or something like that before you close the window. Tech Support would know for sure.
cynthia

Re: Keys deffinition for auto text

Olivier — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:45:09 GMT

If you are using SAS on Windows, you should be able to use the Enhanced Editor, and therefore to record a keybord macro : action = type /********************** and associated key = F11.
If on a different OS, the ~ trick Cynthia just explained should work alright ; the keys are save on a profile basis, so you should have the F11 and F12 re-definitions saved when you close your SAS session.