topic Re: Preloaded Statements when Starting a SAS Session in Administration and Deployment

Preloaded Statements when Starting a SAS Session

RichardL — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:51:53 GMT

Is it possible to have specific code statements already typed in when a SAS session starts? I always begin my programs with the same LIBNAME statements and pass through statements. I'd like to avoid having to enter these with each new SAS session.

Thank you for your help!

Richard

Re: Preloaded Statements when Starting a SAS Session

ballardw — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:57:53 GMT

That is what the AUTOEXEC.SAS file is for. Add a reference in the config file

-autoexec "path and file name"

that file will execute every time SAS starts.

Re: Preloaded Statements when Starting a SAS Session

RW9 — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:58:18 GMT

Have a look at autoexec.sas, this is run when SAS starts up.

Re: Preloaded Statements when Starting a SAS Session

RichardL — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:04:39 GMT

Thank you, ballardw and RW9!

Re: Preloaded Statements when Starting a SAS Session

jakarman — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 07:13:31 GMT

In a EIP (BI/DI) setup you a usermods-autoexec for each server-process and appserver.

Same goal as old classic autoexec usage. It is different form a metadata registration as it also offers filename macro locations an much more (user dependicies) not possible in metadata.