https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-the-Windows-Registry/m-p/44837#M9183 Check out the !SASROOT directory. SAS already stores that information for you. Google<BR /> !sasroot site:sas.com Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:51:24 GMT Doc_Duke 2011-04-06T19:51:24Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-the-Windows-Registry/m-p/44836#M9182 Is there a way to read the Windows registry in SAS? I am using an Install program (Advanced Installer) which writes the place where all the SAS code is installed to the Windows registry, but I then need to read it in SAS so I can set it to a macro variable which my SAS code can recognise.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks. Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:09:09 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-the-Windows-Registry/m-p/44836#M9182 robertt 2011-04-06T05:09:09Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-the-Windows-Registry/m-p/44837#M9183 Check out the !SASROOT directory. SAS already stores that information for you. Google<BR /> !sasroot site:sas.com Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:51:24 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-the-Windows-Registry/m-p/44837#M9183 Doc_Duke 2011-04-06T19:51:24Z