topic Re: Last line disappears when double-clicking on a word in SAS Programming

Last line disappears when double-clicking on a word

EH — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:30:37 GMT

Dear list,

(apologies for posting in an inappropriate box, could not find a better one)

I use the Program Window of SAS Enterprise Guide 7.1. When double-clicking on a word it turns green and shows all other occurences of the same word.

Strange thing is: when this word is on the second line from the bottom of my script, the bottom line disappears. Only to reappear when clicking somewhere else or typing over the selected (green) word.

When I add an extra line at the end (if only empty) this problem no longer occurs.

Is this a bug or a feature (and what is the feature?)

Thanks for your reply,

Eric

Re: Last line disappears when double-clicking on a word

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:05:35 GMT

Which EG version are you using?

I cannot replicate such behaviour (EG 7.15).

Nothing disappears when I double click on "test" anywhere in this code:

data test;
set test;
run;

proc print data=test noobs;
run;

Re: Last line disappears when double-clicking on a word

EH — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:38:19 GMT

Hello Kurt,

Yes it is not in all cases. I tried your sample code and no problem then.

I use EG 7.15 HF3.

I have this macro call where it occurs (dclick outdset), but I don't know what the trigger is (bracket, indention, comma?)

Thanks for your help sofar!

Eric

%means2dset(data   = indset
          , out    = outdset
          , xl     = 1);

Re: Last line disappears when double-clicking on a word

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:48:39 GMT

Yep, happens here also. Bring it to the attention of SAS Technical Support.

This is quite a funny one.

Re: Last line disappears when double-clicking on a word

EH — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:58:02 GMT

Thanks, I will!

Re: Last line disappears when double-clicking on a word

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:04:36 GMT

Having several EG versions at my disposal, I could verify that this is specific to 7.15 (and probably other 7.x versions).

6.1 and 4.3 do not show this behaviour.

Re: Last line disappears when double-clicking on a word

EH — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:27:25 GMT

I tried the same when adding the word in the last line and double-cliking it there. Immediately Enterprise Guide crashed.

Don't try this at home 🙂