Commands under OpenVMS

SAS Commands under OpenVMS

During an interactive SAS session, you can issue commands from the SAS command line or from the SAS command window. SAS supports many commands that help you navigate through your session and accomplish certain tasks. In many cases, the command is another way to invoke an action that you can also accomplish by using the SAS menus and windows. However, advanced users might find that the supported commands are a more efficient way to work. Sometimes commands offer a more flexible way to accomplish a task when the parameters of your task are different from those that the SAS interface supports.

There are two main types of commands available under OpenVMS: SAS windowing environment commands and SAS text editor commands. The SAS windowing environment commands control window management, file management, toolboxes, dialog boxes, color, and output. The SAS text editor commands control how text is manipulated, such as upper- and lowercase, cutting, copying and pasting.

Most SAS commands are described in the Base SAS section in the online SAS Help and Documentation. The commands that are described here have syntax or behavior that is specific to the OpenVMS operating environment.

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