Starting SAS in batch mode on windows

[Peter_C]

the windows32 problem affects my programs if I use OPEN which invokes the SAS ole automation controller sasoact.exe

Invoking SAS in batch using sas.exe will use the folder in which the program is found, as the current folder for logs and for example, ODS outputs that use current folder

[xz]

Bruce, I experienced the same thing on Windows 7. The fix is quite simple: select any *.sas and right click then select open with. In the “open with” menu, select “The SAS System for Windows” instead of “SAS 9.2 for Windows”. Then we saw the *.sas icon changed from the SAS 9.2 grey-and-yellow downward triangle to the usual text-pad-black-person submit image. All the “Batch submit” options are now available when I right-click on a SAS file. “The SAS system for Windows” is a Windows application that integrate SAS options with Windows menu. Previously, I set “SAS 9.2 for Windows” as the default program to open *.sas files, and the right-click menu didn't have "batch submit".