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Scheduling a sas code in local machine windows

U2 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:57:10 GMT

Hi Team,

Can any one help me on the below issue .

I have a sas code locally in my machine and i want to schedule the job and it has to run the code everyday .Can any one please share some options .

options :I have sas studio and it dont have scheduling option

Can i run the sas code using .dat file if any chance to run the sas code using .dat file then please share the options to run the sas code everyday evening 6pm

Re: Scheduling a sas code in local machine windows

JOL — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:19:01 GMT

You can schedule your SAS code to run daily using the Windows Task Scheduler. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you set it up:

Create a Batch File:
- Open a text editor (like Notepad) and create a .bat file with the following content:
```
"C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\sas.exe" -sysin "C:\path\to\your\script.sas" -log "C:\path\to\your\log.log" -print "C:\path\to\your\output.lst"
```
- Replace the paths with the actual paths to your SAS executable, script, log file, and output file.
Schedule the Batch File:
- Open Task Scheduler from the Start menu.
- Click on Create Basic Task.
- Name your task and provide a description.
- Set the trigger to Daily and specify the time (6 PM in your case).
- For the action, choose Start a program and browse to your .bat file.
- Finish the setup and your task will be scheduled to run daily at 6 PM.

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Re: Scheduling a sas code in local machine windows

U2 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:22:44 GMT

So if I schedule using task scheduler should my system or laptop should on

Re: Scheduling a sas code in local machine windows

JOL — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:53:21 GMT

yes

Re: Scheduling a sas code in local machine windows

Kurt_Bremser — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:03:40 GMT

@U2 wrote:
So if I schedule using task scheduler should my system or laptop should on

Of course. And the SAS system must be installed locally on that computer.

If you use a remote SAS server with Enterprise Guide or SAS Studio, the code file must be stored there, and the scheduling done using the server's resources.