Introduction

SAS Component Language (SCL) is an object-oriented programming language that is designed to facilitate the development of interactive SAS applications. In SAS/AF software, a frame is controlled primarily by an SCL program, although it is possible to have a fully functional frame that has no associated SCL code. You can add code to a FRAME entry's SCL program to

• validate user input

• calculate field values that are based on user input

• change attribute values of components on a frame at run time

• invoke methods of components on a frame

• define custom error handling and messaging

• provide special user interface features such as menus, graphs, selection lists, font lists, and system information

• link to other SAS catalog entries, including other frames

• submit SAS programs

• read from and write to SAS tables, SAS catalog entries, and external files

• interact with other SAS software as well as software from other vendors.

For complete reference information on SCL, refer to SAS Component Language: Reference. For task-oriented information on working with SCL programs, see the SAS/AF online Help.

Copyright © 2007 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA. All rights reserved.