topic Re: Code window too small in width in SAS Studio

Code window too small in width

gaganworks — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 10:49:37 GMT

Whenever I open my SAS Studio. The code window is too small horizontally and I have to drag it to right to increase its width. Also when I drag the RESULTS or OUTPUT tabs to the right they disappear and do not show RESULTS or OUTPUTS. Pls help

Re: Code window too small in width

Tom — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:15:25 GMT

Can you try using a different browser and see if you see the same issue? For example if you are using Internet Explorer or Safari try switching to Chrome.

Re: Code window too small in width

Reeza — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 17:19:41 GMT

Go to Preferences and reset defaults if nothing else works.

@gaganworks wrote:

Whenever I open my SAS Studio. The code window is too small horizontally and I have to drag it to right to increase its width. Also when I drag the RESULTS or OUTPUT tabs to the right they disappear and do not show RESULTS or OUTPUTS. Pls help

Re: Code window too small in width

gaganworks — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 18:27:46 GMT

I have tried Internet Explorer(v11) and Google Chrome (v76) and the problem is both browsers. I am attaching the screen shot of SAS Studio in Google Chrome. Also I tried resetting to defaults in Preferences but this problem remains.

I had changed the layout of Work Area once and since then I am facing this issue. I had dragged the RESULTS tab to the right, the shaded area appeared and then I released the mouse click, but I could not see the RESULTS tab. The same behavior happened with OUTPUT tab as well.

When I leave the RESULTS and OUTPUT tabs as their original places i.e. next to code tab then I am able to see the contents on both these tabs. But when I drag them to the right they they just disappear.

Also each time I click a SAS code to open in work area then its window width is very less (pls see attached screen shot) and then I have to drag the code window to the right to increase its width.

May be I can reset my work area layout using some option to default original settings, using "proc option" ?

Thanks

Re: Code window too small in width

Cynthia_sas — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 21:22:36 GMT

Hi:
PROC OPTIONS is not related to interface options. It is for system options like DATE/NODATE, NUMBER/NONUMBER, CENTER/NOCENTER and other options like ORIENTATION, and the margin options.

So, looking for a PROC OPTIONS solution is not the answer.

Have you tried clearing your cache and cookies and powering down the Virtual Machine -- then power it up again and bring up a fresh browser, with no other tabs active and JUST use that browser for SAS Studio -- when you do that, is the code window still cut off as you show?

I cannot replicate your experience with SAS Studio and SAS University Edition in any of the supported browsers: IE, Firefox or Chrome. I tend to use either Firefox or Chrome.

I would recommend not dragging or dropping the log or result tabs until you figure out why the code tab is not stretching to the end of the browser window.

I hope that someone from Tech Support or the SAS Studio group will see this and chime in with a suggestion.

Cynthia

Re: Code window too small in width

gaganworks — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:10:20 GMT

Hi Cynthia, Yes I have tried all the options that you mentioned. I have cleared Chorme's history and cookies and have tried switching off the Virtual Machine completely and restarting it. I have "Reset to Defaults" and then "Save" in "Preferences" in "More Application Options" in SAS Studio.

I have even installed a new Firefox browser just to test this issue. But in ALL scenarios the issue still persists i.e. whenever I open a new SAS code file by clicking on it, in the left hand side panel, then my Code Window's width is about half the size of the Work Area available in SAS Studio, by default. I have to drag this window to the right every time that I click on a SAS code file to open it in Work Area.

I am attaching the screen shot of my SAS Studio when opened in FireFox. Pls help.

Regards,

Gaga

Re: Code window too small in width

jennifert — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:57:04 GMT

Hi @gaganworks ,

So sorry you are having this problem! Have you tried the maximizing your work area with the Maximize view button on the toolbar?

There could just be something corrupt in your downloaded file, in which case you might want to try downloading the SAS University Edition OVA file again.

You can also always create a track with SAS Technical Support using the following form:

http://support.sas.com/ctx/supportform/createForm

or by calling 1-800-727-0025.

thanks,

Jennifer

Re: Code window too small in width

hollandnumerics — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:37:25 GMT

@gaganworks

should maximise whichever window your focus is in, but, if this button doesn't work, try [Alt+F11], which is an alternative for anyone who prefers keyboard shortcuts!

...........Phil

Re: Code window too small in width

hollandnumerics — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:20:39 GMT

@gaganworks,

When I was replying to this question I was reminded of my first use of EG 8.1, where the opening screen looked remarkably similar. However, with the Code window in focus, the View menu included Program tab presets, which produced the following dropdown list:

I think what you are looking for in SAS Studio is the top layout (Standard) in EG 8.1.

..............Phil

Re: Code window too small in width

DonZ — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 20:43:37 GMT

**Subject:** Issue with Tab Splitting in SAS Studio

Hi Cynthia,

I happened to come across this ongoing discussion and wanted to share that I’m currently experiencing a very similar issue when attempting to split tabs in SAS Studio.

When I drag a tab to the right side of the screen, the split view is created, but the dragged tab often disappears. In some cases, the initial drag is successful, but when I try to move the tab back to the left (main) screen, it disappears as well.

I’ve also noticed that this issue seems to occur more frequently with 'larger' code files (e.g., ADLB with over 60, kb). For smaller code, the drag-and-drop behavior appears to work as expected.

Is there a way to restore the default layout or prevent this from happening?

Best regards,
Don Zeng

Re: Code window too small in width

Cynthia_sas — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:28:05 GMT

Hi:
This is not really an "ongoing" discussion, since the last post before your post was 6 years ago in 2019. The only reason it is still open is that the original poster never indicated that the thread was solved.
At any rate, back in 2019, the version of SAS Studio being used was different than the version of SAS Studio that is current now. It also makes a difference what browser you're using with SAS Studio. Your best resource for this type of question would be work with Tech Support. I've never experienced the type of behavior that you're describing in SAS Studio on the SAS OnDemand server, so I don't have any good suggestions for you. You can contact Tech Support by sending mail to support@sas.com and include your Site ID and version/Operating System information and a description of the issue.
Cynthia

Re: Code window too small in width

DonZ — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:55:57 GMT

Hi Cynthia,

Thanks for your response. I may reach out to SAS Support for further assistance. It seems that SAS Studio version 3.8.2 was released in recent years, so this issue might be version-specific.

Best regards,
DZ

Re: Code window too small in width

DonZ — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:04:03 GMT

Here’s a polished version of your follow-up message:

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Hi Cynthia,

Thanks for your response. I may reach out to SAS Support for further
assistance. It seems that SAS Studio version 3.8.2 was released in recent
years, so this issue might be version-specific.

Best regards,
DZ

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Let me know if you want to include any additional technical details.