https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Emulate-the-SAS-word-reader/m-p/22369#M3620 rhrichardson<BR /> <BR /> you might as well switch on option "implicit macros" aka (IMPLMAC) then have a macro named rsubmit in one of the paths of your sasautos system option.<BR /> That macro will then "override" or "intercept" normal usage of the rsubmit statement.<BR /> So it needs to take whatever action you want on discovering an "rsubmit" as well as performing that rsubmit .<BR /> You enter a world where any "word" in your programs will be checked to see if it is a macro. That might be just too much risk.<BR /> <BR /> it's been a long time since I played in that area - just too much pain - but your objectives may be very difficult to capture in any other way.<BR /> <BR /> good luck<BR /> peterC Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:44:32 GMT Peter_C 2010-10-29T14:44:32Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Emulate-the-SAS-word-reader/m-p/22367#M3618 I am trying to trap rsubmits in code submitted for production. The program is turning into a SAS word reader. Has anyone done this before? Swip and adapt is so much better than inventing from scratch <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span> Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:27:05 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Emulate-the-SAS-word-reader/m-p/22367#M3618 deleted_user 2010-10-25T23:27:05Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Emulate-the-SAS-word-reader/m-p/22368#M3619 Please entertain the forum subscribers with a response to the question below:<BR /> <BR /> Why are you doing this?<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:16:57 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Emulate-the-SAS-word-reader/m-p/22368#M3619 sbb 2010-10-26T00:16:57Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Emulate-the-SAS-word-reader/m-p/22369#M3620 rhrichardson<BR /> <BR /> you might as well switch on option "implicit macros" aka (IMPLMAC) then have a macro named rsubmit in one of the paths of your sasautos system option.<BR /> That macro will then "override" or "intercept" normal usage of the rsubmit statement.<BR /> So it needs to take whatever action you want on discovering an "rsubmit" as well as performing that rsubmit .<BR /> You enter a world where any "word" in your programs will be checked to see if it is a macro. That might be just too much risk.<BR /> <BR /> it's been a long time since I played in that area - just too much pain - but your objectives may be very difficult to capture in any other way.<BR /> <BR /> good luck<BR /> peterC Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:44:32 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Emulate-the-SAS-word-reader/m-p/22369#M3620 Peter_C 2010-10-29T14:44:32Z