Manage Multiple Instances On a Single Host

You can now use different versions of the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office to access different versions of SAS content:
  • SAS Add-In 5.1 for Microsoft Office provides access to SAS 9.2 or 9.3 content.
  • SAS Add-In 4.2 and 4.3 for Microsoft Office provide access to SAS 9.2 content.
  • SAS Add-In 2.1 for Microsoft Office provides access to SAS 9.1.3 content.
Use the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office Utility to select a release of the SAS add-in. Administrative permissions are required. You can use only one release at a time, and that release must be installed on the local host.
To access the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office Utility, open Windows Explorer and double-click SwitcherUtility.exe in the directory C:\Program Files\SAS\Add-inForMicrosoftOffice\5.1. You must use only one release of the SAS add-in for all Microsoft Office applications.
To access the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office Utility from a command line, enter the following command into a DOS prompt:
cd C:\Program Files\SAS\Add-inForMicrosoftOffice\5.1
Now enter the following command, using your choice of arguments:
SwitcherUtility.exe <version> <application> <silent>
The arguments are defined as follows:
version
specifies the release of the SAS add-in that will be enabled or disabled for specified Microsoft Office applications. Valid values for this argument are 2.1, 4.2, 4.3, or 5.1.
application
enables or disables the SAS add-In in specified Microsoft Office applications. Use +application to enable, and -application to disable. Valid values of application are Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. In a single command, you can enable certain applications and disable others for the specified release of the SAS add-in, as shown in the following example:
SwitcherUtility.exe 5.1 +Excel +PowerPoint +Outlook -Word
silent
specifies that no output from the utility is to be displayed in the DOS window.
All arguments are optional. Specifying the command with no arguments opens the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office Utility.