Writing Python inside SAS 9.4

[Kurt_Bremser]

You must set the environment variables in the SAS startup script, not in a separate cmd window.

[AhmedAl_Attar]

@nstdt 

This is what @Kurt_Bremser was talking about

1.Create a Windows batch script in a desired directory (pyfromsas.bat)

2.Inside that pyfromsas.bat file, add the following lines

REM echo off

set MAS_M2PATH=<C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4>\tkmas\sasmisc\mas2py.py

set MAS_PYPATH=C:\<InstallationPath>\python.exe

"<C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4>\sas.exe" -CONFIG "<C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4>\nls\en\sasv9.cfg“

3.Save the pyfromsas.bat

4.Run the script

  C:\> <path>\pyfromsas.bat

Note: Change the <C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4> to match the installation directory of the SAS software on your machine.

Hope this helps,

Ahmed

[nstdt]

Thanks Ahmed, I will try out your suggestions soon. I had some questions though -

1.

When you say : 1.Create a Windows batch script in a desired directory (pyfromsas.bat) - what is this desired directory? Where do I put the pyfromsas.bat file? Does it matter or can it be anywhere?

2. When you say:

Change the <C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4>to match the installation directory of the SAS software on your machine. :\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4 actually is part of the installation path, because my version of SAS9.4 has been installed locally on my own laptop. So I don't need to change that, do I?

Here is where Windos search bar locates SAS on my laptop:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SAS

Thank you

[AhmedAl_Attar]

Desired directory --> means you can save it wherever you want.

If the installation location matches your settings, then no change required.