topic How can I explain SAS to Tell it - don't show it? in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137261#M295898 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a SAS program producing a lot of output - last run: no less than 924 pdf files each containing a single graph.</P><P>It has worked perfectly in SAS 9.2 and 9,3 - however in SAS 9.4 I am overloaded with output on the screen when the program has done its work. When finished SAS OPENS 924 pdf-files!!!!!!! and I have to close each and every of these. Can you imagine 924 open pdf-files? NO- of cause. My Adobe can't imagine this eiher. It tells me, that i have opened to many files.</P><P></P><P>How do I tell my dear SAS NOT to open the produced PDF-files - but just produce them and leave these files untouched at my harddisk?</P><P></P><P>In story writing the rule is: Show it, don't tell it.</P><P>I want the opposite from my SAS: tell me, don't show me.</P><P></P><P>Can anyone help me?</P><P>Torben</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:20:48 GMT TorbenRN 2014-01-10T10:20:48Z How can I explain SAS to Tell it - don't show it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137261#M295898 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a SAS program producing a lot of output - last run: no less than 924 pdf files each containing a single graph.</P><P>It has worked perfectly in SAS 9.2 and 9,3 - however in SAS 9.4 I am overloaded with output on the screen when the program has done its work. When finished SAS OPENS 924 pdf-files!!!!!!! and I have to close each and every of these. Can you imagine 924 open pdf-files? NO- of cause. My Adobe can't imagine this eiher. It tells me, that i have opened to many files.</P><P></P><P>How do I tell my dear SAS NOT to open the produced PDF-files - but just produce them and leave these files untouched at my harddisk?</P><P></P><P>In story writing the rule is: Show it, don't tell it.</P><P>I want the opposite from my SAS: tell me, don't show me.</P><P></P><P>Can anyone help me?</P><P>Torben</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:20:48 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137261#M295898 TorbenRN 2014-01-10T10:20:48Z Re: How can I explain SAS to Tell it - don't show it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137262#M295899 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Hi,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Quick Question..</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Was All PDF Documents openings in result Viewers in SAS or opening externally by Adobe reader ??</SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Thanks,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Sanjeev.K</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:30:01 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137262#M295899 kuridisanjeev 2014-01-10T11:30:01Z Re: How can I explain SAS to Tell it - don't show it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137263#M295900 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you're using Enterprise Guide, there is an option that tells EG to "Automatically open data or results when generated".&nbsp; Go to Tools&gt;Options&gt;Results General.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:44:33 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137263#M295900 DBailey 2014-01-10T13:44:33Z Re: How can I explain SAS to Tell it - don't show it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137264#M295901 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sounds like the setting default has been changed in your 9.4 installation over what you had in 9.3.</P><P>See if this paper still applies.&nbsp; <A href="http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings12/250-2012.pdf" title="http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings12/250-2012.pdf">http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings12/250-2012.pdf</A></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:15:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137264#M295901 Tom 2014-01-10T18:15:35Z Re: How can I explain SAS to Tell it - don't show it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137265#M295902 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Same option in SAS 9.3/4 I believe.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:00:21 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137265#M295902 Reeza 2014-01-10T19:00:21Z Re: How can I explain SAS to Tell it - don't show it? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137266#M295903 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks all of you <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://communities.sas.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></P><P>I changed the preferences in Tools&gt;Options&gt;Preferences&gt;results and unchecked the "View results as they are generated" - it worked perfectly.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:42:39 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/How-can-I-explain-SAS-to-Tell-it-don-t-show-it/m-p/137266#M295903 TorbenRN 2014-01-13T09:42:39Z