topic How to set Field atributes in program screen in SAS Programming

How to set Field atributes in program screen

kawakami_densuke_jp — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 07:47:15 GMT

Hi,

Do you know how to set Filed attributes in program screen by not manually in attribute window but program code?

I could change color of fields by Fileld function, but could not set Chois groupm, Fomat, Informat, List or and so on.

Re: How to set Field atributes in program screen

RW9 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:24:17 GMT

Hi,

Not quite clear to me what your asking. If you mean how do you apply properties to variables in code then that is simple:

data <your_library>.<your_dataset>;

length <your_variable> <your_length>; /* e.g. avar $4 */

format <your_variable> <your_format>; /* e.g. avar best10.*/

informat <your_variable> <your_format>;

run;

Or you can use proc datasets - check the SAS docs. However you need to be clearer on what software you are using, and what you want to do.

Re: How to set Field atributes in program screen

kawakami_densuke_jp — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 02:32:44 GMT

Hi, RW9.

Thanks for your reply.

I mean follow procedure.

1.Run SAS.

2.Create new catalog "WORK.NEW" in Explorer.

3.Create new entry "Program Screen" in this catalog.

4.Make filed by enter "&TEST".

5.Tools>Filed Attributes>>Attr window is open.

6.You can change attributes by keyboard type or mouse click.

7.I wanna control these attributes by not manually but command.

This is a function of SAS AF.

Should I post to another community?

Best Regards.

Re: How to set Field atributes in program screen

RW9 — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:17:58 GMT

Oh, your using SAS/AF. Sorry, haven't used that in over 8 years now, surpised anyone is still using it. Afraid I can't help with that question, and there isn't a forum for it, maybe someone else can help with that. What are you using it for, there is bound to be better solutions out there.

Re: How to set Field atributes in program screen

ballardw — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 23:45:52 GMT

It has been eve longer for me than for @RW9 using SAS/AF but there were a lot of methods for retrieving and setting properties. Look in the online AF help for _get or _set under methods as a start.

Some of what you are doing looks like it might belong in an INIT: code block .