topic Re: changing default folder directory in Administration and Deployment

changing default folder directory

Jedrzej — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 08:15:34 GMT

Hi,

i would like to change the default folder directory while invoking a new sas session. Now i have to change it everytime in tools->options-> change current foder...

Should I change something in sas confg file ? Thank you for your help.

Re: changing default folder directory

Patrick — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 08:48:08 GMT

Yes, you could do it in the autoexec
https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/2018/05/18/how-to-change-your-working-directory-for-sas-with-the-dlgcdir-data-step-function/

Re: changing default folder directory

Sajid01 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 03:12:48 GMT

Yes it can be done in the sasv9.cfg.
Add the entry

-SASINITIALFOLDER "full_path_to_the_location"

Re: changing default folder directory

Tom — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:24:35 GMT

How are you starting the new SAS session?

If you type the command sas at the command line then normally it should use the current directory you were at when you started SAS. That is how SAS has worked for me for the past 30 years. And it is still how it works in our current GRID environment (assuming the current directory is actually available on the GRID node selected for SAS to run on).

If you are launching the session in some other way (perhaps you are using Enterprise Guide or SAS/Studio) then the individual user does not have much control. Is that why you posted the question under Admin and Deploy?

Re: changing default folder directory

Ksharp — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 07:00:46 GMT

You need change your SASV9.CFG file ,add this line in it:
-WORK "d:\temp"