topic Way of catch "Batch Mode" or "Interactive mode" in SAS Programming

Way of catch "Batch Mode" or "Interactive mode"

t_ar_taat — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 10:00:24 GMT

While the program is running, whether it is an execute by interactive mode or batch submit, is there any way to get by batch mode or interactive mode?

Though the programmer is know it by his eyes or operation.

For example,these codes which you run in a batch submit, there is a little a problem.(a window is shown.)

dm "output; clear; odsresults; clear;";

http://support.sas.com/kb/44/705.html

To avoid this, I would want to get my "run;" is by batch submit or interactive mode for make "If statement ".

If "&mode_now" know this,I would make these "if branching".

%if &mode_now = "batch" %then %do;
%end;
%else %if &mode_now = "interactive" %then %do;
dm "output; clear; odsresults; clear;";
%end;

Best Regards!

Re: Way of catch "Batch Mode" or "Interactive mode"

Reeza — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 11:01:58 GMT

SYSENV macro variable?

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/mcrolref/61885/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a000543674.htm

Re: Way of catch "Batch Mode" or "Interactive mode"

t_ar_taat — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:30:15 GMT

Hi,Reeza.
Thank you so much your kindness everytime!
I confirm that &SYSENV would work what I want to grasp with the value "FORE" or "BACE".

Re: Way of catch "Batch Mode" or "Interactive mode"

Tom — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:59:12 GMT

Probably better to use DMS settng since you are explicitely using DM command.

It is possble to have SYSENV=FORE and NODMS.

NOTE: SAS initialization used:
      real time           0.14 seconds
      cpu time            0.02 seconds
      
  1? %put &sysenv %sysfunc(getoption(dms)) ;

FORE NODMS

  2?

Re: Way of catch "Batch Mode" or "Interactive mode"

t_ar_taat — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:09:29 GMT

Thank you Tom,I never know "DMS" and "NODMS".I'll someday use this knowledge 🙂

Re: Way of catch "Batch Mode" or "Interactive mode"

Quentin — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:54:04 GMT

Just a warning that if you batch submit on Windows, &SYSENV = FORE. I've been burnt by this many times.

The docs mention this:

Operating Environment Information: Some operating environments do not support the submission of jobs in batch mode. In this case the value of SYSENV is always FORE. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment

From the docs, looks like on Windows the only setup that gives you &SYSENV=BACK is Enterprise Guide.