How to update/refresh script file?
This might be an XY problem: What I really want is to use VIM-keybindings in SAS, but this will probably never be possible (in interactive mode). The next best thing is to use any other editor than the SAS editor, for example Sublime/Atom/Vim.
The following is a possible workaround: Have the sas-program opened in both the SAS editor and for example the Sublime-editor. Edit the program in Sublime, save file in sublime, go to SAS and refresh/update the file, and then run a selection of the program.
This, however, requires that SAS is able to refresh the program file. Is this possible? Further, I prefer that the cursor position is retained in the refreshed program.
Sublime can refresh and thus reload any changes made in SAS, but I don't know how to get SAS to reload any changes made in Sublime.
Platform: SAS Base 9.3 on Windows 7.
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