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t_ar_taat
Quartz | Level 8

While the program is running, whether it is an execute by interactive mode or batch submit, is there any way to get by batch mode or interactive mode?

Though the programmer is know it by his eyes or operation.

 

For example,these codes which you run in a batch submit, there is a little a problem.(a window is shown.)

dm "output; clear; odsresults; clear;";

http://support.sas.com/kb/44/705.html

 

To avoid this, I would want to get my "run;" is by batch submit or interactive mode for make "If statement ".

If "&mode_now" know this,I would make these "if branching".


%if            &mode_now = "batch" %then %do;
%end;
%else %if &mode_now = "interactive" %then %do;
dm "output; clear; odsresults; clear;";
%end;

 

Best Regards!

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t_ar_taat
Quartz | Level 8

Hi,Reeza.
Thank you so much your kindness everytime!
I confirm that &SYSENV would work what I want to grasp with the value "FORE" or "BACE".

Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

Probably better to use DMS settng since you are explicitely using DM command.

It is possble to have SYSENV=FORE and NODMS.

 

NOTE: SAS initialization used:
      real time           0.14 seconds
      cpu time            0.02 seconds
      
  1? %put &sysenv %sysfunc(getoption(dms)) ;

FORE NODMS

  2? 

 

t_ar_taat
Quartz | Level 8
Thank you Tom,I never know "DMS" and "NODMS".I'll someday use this knowledge 🙂
Quentin
Super User

Just a warning that if you batch submit on Windows, &SYSENV = FORE.  I've been burnt by this many times.

 

The docs mention this:

Operating Environment Information:   Some operating environments do not support the submission of jobs in batch mode. In this case the value of SYSENV is always FORE. For details, see the SAS documentation for your operating environment

 

From the docs, looks like on Windows the only setup that gives you &SYSENV=BACK is Enterprise Guide.

 

 

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