Using the Command Line in SAS/ASSIST Software

Some users might prefer to use a command line instead of the menu bar to type commands in SAS/ASSIST software.

• If you have a toolbox or toolbar as shown in the following display, you can type commands in the command window at the left end of the toolbar. To repeat a command, select the down arrow and select the command from the list of recently-executed commands that appears. Select the check mark or press ENTER to execute the command.

  SAS Toolbar

  

• If you do not have a toolbox or toolbar, follow this selection path:Tools  Options  Preferences

  Select the View tab. Select the Command line checkbox.

  The menu bar for that window is replaced with a Command ===> prompt.

Note:   Menu bars are the default for SAS/ASSIST software. If you use the PMENUS OFF command to turn the menu bars off for all SAS windows, a message appears in the message line which indicates that you cannot disable the pull-down menus while using SAS/ASSIST software.  

To return to the menu bar, type COMMAND at the Command ===> prompt and press ENTER.

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