topic Re: tabs moving around in Window Bar in SAS Programming

tabs moving around in Window Bar

pau13rown — Fri, 10 May 2019 19:44:14 GMT

I could not find a relevant board to post this, but any sas windows user might know how to fix the problem I'm experiencing.

when using the Window Bar (described here: http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/hostwin/63285/HTML/default/viewer.htm#sassession.htm#dockview]) the tabs at the bottom of the screen move around eg Explorer, and the output and log windows. They don't move immediately, but after a long session they start shifting to the right and my programs shift to the left. It's quite irritating because i expect the log to always be on the left. I've tried turning off various options in the hope the tabs may start behaving, but nothing works.Anyone else experiencing this and frustrated by it? cheers

Re: tabs moving around in Window Bar

Tom — Sun, 12 May 2019 04:25:31 GMT

It is not clear what you are talking about? Can you post screenshots? Use the Insert Photos menu bar item (the icon is supposed to looks like a camera, if anyone remembers what cameras are anymore).

Also you linked to documentation from SAS version 9.2, which was released over 10 years ago. Although I suspect the functionality you are talking about hasn't changed much if any since then.

Re: tabs moving around in Window Bar

pau13rown — Sun, 12 May 2019 19:02:23 GMT

cheers for the reply. I attach a photo:

explorer, output, log and results tabs started on the left. But after running some programs etc, the programs move to the left and output and log tabs have started to wander to the right. When i go to check the log window I look to the left (i habit developed over 20 years) and it's not there. The tabs should be fixed in place and not move at all, for any reason at all

the help documentation i linked to should still be sound. This problem started mayb 5 years ago(??) and i have just tolerated it, i assumed sas was moving things around according to how much they were used

Re: tabs moving around in Window Bar

Tom — Sun, 12 May 2019 19:22:15 GMT

The only way I can get the order of the windows to change it to manually close the log or output window and then open them again.

Have you been clicking on the X to close the LOG window? Or perhaps using DM commands to do?

Re: tabs moving around in Window Bar

pau13rown — Sun, 12 May 2019 23:47:43 GMT

no, i don't close them. They normally don't move around until i've had the session open >6 hrs, or overnight, and when I have been working with multiple programs. The first hours after opening sas the tabs are well-behaved, so it will be hard for you to replicate. The only solution i see is to close the session and start it again, maybe that's what i'll have to do

Re: tabs moving around in Window Bar

ScottBass — Mon, 13 May 2019 01:40:38 GMT

I don't have DMS anymore, so these are only guesses...

1) I distinctly remember the WSAVE command to save DMS window position (and other attributes) *within* SAS. It saves the settings to a catalog in your SASUSER library. But I don't see WSAVE listed in the SAS 9.4 Companion for Windows? Horrors upon horrors if SAS should actually *remove* functionality ;-). So, see if WSAVE helps, if you haven't already executed that command.

2) Does Windows allow you to RMB the SAS log and choose "Pin to Taskbar"?

Like I said, just guesses, I can't test any of this...

Re: tabs moving around in Window Bar

pau13rown — Tue, 14 May 2019 11:41:59 GMT

thanks for replying to my query. I have the 'save settings on exit' option selected. Unfortunately the right mouse button (RMB) doesn't allow me to 'pin to taskbar'. That would be great. Maybe in the future it will allow it...