topic Re: SASV9w.cfg in SAS Programming

SASV9w.cfg

GeorgeSAS — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:09:10 GMT

Hello all,

May I ask where SAS will search the SASxxx.cfg file automatically?

Thanks!

Re: SASV9w.cfg

Reeza — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:13:58 GMT

RTM

It depends a little on your OS, here's the Unix documentation.

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/hostunx/69602/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p13flc1vsrqwr8n1vutzds8rp3t0.htm

Re: SASV9w.cfg

Ksharp — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 02:52:47 GMT

proc options option=config value;run;

Re: SASV9w.cfg

GeorgeSAS — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:49:40 GMT

Thank you, I can use the option to show the location of cfg file, I want to know how does SAS search the location of the cfg file? is there any default searching location? thank you!

Re: SASV9w.cfg

Reeza — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:54:39 GMT

Did you read the documentation I linked you to?

Re: SASV9w.cfg

GeorgeSAS — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 23:06:47 GMT

Hello Reeza,

I am still reading it now. lots of information in the documentation. also I think I don't have permission to change the cfg file.I am a programmer.

I have another quesiton for you, there is always a cfg file(Let's call it config1) at C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.3,in the file always write:

-config "C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.3\nls\en\sasv9.cfg" (I don't have permission change it,I am a programmer)

and in the file: "C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.3\nls\en\sasv9.cfg"(Let's call it config2),the real options were wrote inside. ....why not write all config in config1 but in config2 insdead?

Thank you!

Re: SASV9w.cfg

Reeza — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 01:59:04 GMT

NLS -> National Language Support

en -> English

What happens if you had multiple languages?

This provides the mechanism to have a default somewhere and then customized versions in the language section.

If you don't have permissions and are 'just a programmer' then I wouldn't worry about the config file. To be frank the questions you've been asking are more administration related and not SAS 'programming' related so...