The V6GUIMODE option
specifies whether SAS uses SAS 6 style SCL selection list windows
such as the selection list windows displayed with the following SAS
Component Language functions: CATLIST, DATALISTC, DATALISTN, DIRLIST,
FILELIST, LIBLIST, LISTC, LISTN, SHOWLIST, and VARLIST. This specification
also applies to the POPMENU function when the list of items displays
in a scrollable list box. The V6GUIMODE option also displays the SAS
6 directory window for the BUILD and FSLETTER procedures instead of
using the
SAS Explorer window.
If you specify the V6GUIMODE
option when you invoke SAS, then your SAS session might hang if you
invoke a fullscreen procedure such as FSEDIT, FSVIEW, or BUILD with
a PROC statement and also issue the VAR command from within the fullscreen
window. You might also see this problem if you invoke a
SAS/AF application
with the DM statement. This condition does not occur if you invoke
the fullscreen window with a command or SCL routine.