https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/Password-protect-sas-code/m-p/33044#M1178 Your SAS source code statements (in a file) must be protected using an OS-standard utility of some type. You can then compile your program in SAS, saving the compiled object to a SAS library and password-protect that file/object -- while still making it available for execution.<BR /> <BR /> Suggested reading below.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> SAS Language Reference: Concepts, File Protection<BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a001331120.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a001331120.htm</A><BR /> <BR /> SAS Language Reference: Concepts, Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs<BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a000988945.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a000988945.htm</A> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:17:24 GMT sbb 2009-12-22T16:17:24Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/Password-protect-sas-code/m-p/33043#M1177 hi all,<BR /> <BR /> Could u pl tell how to place password for sas code (programme) file.<BR /> <BR /> I mean, I want to create read only file.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks,<BR /> Ravi. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:52:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/Password-protect-sas-code/m-p/33043#M1177 SSN_Ravi 2009-12-21T08:52:10Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/Password-protect-sas-code/m-p/33044#M1178 Your SAS source code statements (in a file) must be protected using an OS-standard utility of some type. You can then compile your program in SAS, saving the compiled object to a SAS library and password-protect that file/object -- while still making it available for execution.<BR /> <BR /> Suggested reading below.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> SAS Language Reference: Concepts, File Protection<BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a001331120.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a001331120.htm</A><BR /> <BR /> SAS Language Reference: Concepts, Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs<BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a000988945.htm" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/lrcon/61722/HTML/default/a000988945.htm</A> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:17:24 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Health-and-Life-Sciences/Password-protect-sas-code/m-p/33044#M1178 sbb 2009-12-22T16:17:24Z