topic Re: Running Windows SAS 9.1 in batch mode in SAS Programming

Running Windows SAS 9.1 in batch mode

ddonishchenko — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:10:57 GMT

Hi, I'm using SAS 9.1 on Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition. I'm trying to run two programs in a batch mode. My .bat file contains exactly two rows:

Start "D:\PROGRAM FILES\SAS\SAS 9.1" -SYSIN "C:\MyFolder\prog1.sas"
Start "D:\PROGRAM FILES\SAS\SAS 9.1" -SYSIN "C:\MyFolder\prog2.sas"

After I double-click on the .bat file icon, the following message appears: "Windows cannot find 'SYSIN'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search".

How could this be fixed?

Thank you.

Re: Running Windows SAS 9.1 in batch mode

RahulG — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:36:53 GMT

"D:\PROGRAM FILES\SAS\SAS 9.1\sas.exe" -SYSIN "C:\MyFolder\prog1.sas"
"D:\PROGRAM FILES\SAS\SAS 9.1\sas.exe" -SYSIN "C:\MyFolder\prog2.sas"

I have updated your command and added sas.exe

1. Call of sas.exe is missing in your command.

2. Do double check if prog1.sas , prog2.sas exists.

3. If still, it do not exist then try keeping the program on the same drive where SAS installed.

4. If your program executes some environment variable are missing then you may have to call config file

"D:\PROGRAM FILES\SAS\SAS 9.1\sas.exe" - config "D:\PROGRAM FILES\SAS\SAS 9.1\sasv9.cfg" -SYSIN "C:\MyFolder\prog1.sas"

Re: Running Windows SAS 9.1 in batch mode

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:38:01 GMT

Try it without the "start". I don't think it's necessary at all. And you are specifiying a path to a directory instead of the executable.

So I'd go with

 "D:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\sas.exe" -SYSIN "C:\MyFolder\prog1.sas"

instead

Re: Running Windows SAS 9.1 in batch mode

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:43:10 GMT

And you're in serious need of upgrades. Windows Server 2003 is out of support since last year, and SAS 9.1 is in stage C support, IIRC. Which means the standard answer of SAS TS to any problem will contain "upgrade to 9.4".

Re: Running Windows SAS 9.1 in batch mode

ddonishchenko — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:02:23 GMT

Location to save the programs in is a required parameter, so I can't move the .sas file to the drive where SAS is installed. When I execute the code with your updates, I get a new message regarding "Kernel resource initialization failed" (please see attached).

Re: Running Windows SAS 9.1 in batch mode

ddonishchenko — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:06:59 GMT

Thanks a lot, Kurt! That's exactly what I needed. Regarding the upgrade - I'm aware we need it, and we are working on it, of course.