topic Re: Remap Enterprise Guide hotkeys in SAS Enterprise Guide

Remap Enterprise Guide hotkeys

ScottBass — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 22:49:38 GMT

Summary: How can I remap the Enterprise Guide hotkeys? Like we can in DMS?

Details: We have to move between Enterprise Guide and SQL Server Management Studio all the time. A colleague would like to map F5 to be the current F3 functionality, so we have the same key for the same action across the two clients.

If this can't be done, I'll put in the enhancement request. Let me know if that's already been done and rejected so I don't create a dup.

Re: Remap Enterprise Guide hotkeys

SASKiwi — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:31:03 GMT

As far as I'm aware this can't be done. You can assign keys for editing programs but not function keys for tasks like submitting code.

Re: Remap Enterprise Guide hotkeys

ChrisHemedinger — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:30:05 GMT

I've heard from a number of users who successfully use AutoHotkey (a free tool, easy to install) to map key actions for SAS Enterprise Guide and many other apps. For example, I had one person who wanted to unmap F8 in SAS Enterprise Guide -- which currently will submit the active program or even an entire flow. Installing AutoHotkey and enabling this script does the job:

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

#SingleInstance force
#InstallKeybdHook

F8::
    WinGet, Active_ID, ID, A
    WinGet, Active_Process, ProcessName, ahk_id %Active_ID%
    if ( Active_Process ="seguide.exe" ) {

        ;eat the keystroke

    }

Update: here's how to customize your keys in SAS EG using AutoHotkey.

Re: Remap Enterprise Guide hotkeys

rogerjdeangelis — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:39:27 GMT

ot sure this helps because you need 'full SAS'

This may not help, but if you have full SAS you can easily map function keys. You can actuall execute "all of sas" on 'full SAS' function keys(or mouse actions or command line)

Just type keys on the command line.

Suppose you have a

F3 '%macro list_last_data;'

F5 % '%freq_all_vars'

Just switch then text

F3 % '%freq_all_vars'

F5 '%macro list_last_data;'