Getting the input from the user in sas programming

[sas_it]

How to get the input from the user in sas programming? 

[japelin]

In what situation?
1.Assigning values directly in a program.
2.Specifying a value using a cards statement.
3.Use %WINDOW statement to display a dialog and reflect user input to the program (like a command prompt).
4.Others?

[andreas_lds]

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@sas_it wrote:

How to get the input from the user in sas programming? 

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Sorry, but this is not enough information. The answer depends on the client used to execute the code. The %window-macro, mentioned by @japelin will only work, if you are using SAS Display Manager and not when Enterprise Guide or SAS Studio is used. Both have their own way of defining parameters.

[Shmuel]

Clarification needed about the situation:

- Should the program run On Line or Batch?

- Should the program run on the user's PC or on differen PCs ?

- What sas platform is used? SAS EG? other?

- How much information the user needs to deliver to the program?

  short parameter? a long string? a file?

[sas_it]

Program should run in batch on use's PC using SAS enterprise guide. The large amount of information will be read from the file.

[Shmuel · Accepted solution]

As much as I know, when a user uses SAS Enterprise Guide, the program is kept on the server, it runs on the server (not on the user's PC) and the input file should be on a device accessible to the server - it can be on a remote computer.

The user need be able to update the FILENAME statement to point at the desired file and then submit the program to run.