EXPLORER System Option

Specifies whether to invoke the SAS windowing environment and display only the Explorer and Program Editor windows.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: Environment control: Initialization and operation
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXECMODES
Note: This option cannot be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.

Syntax

Syntax Description

EXPLORER
specifies that the SAS session be invoked with only the Explorer and Program Editor windows.
NOEXPLORER
specifies that the SAS session be invoked without the Explorer window.

Details

The following SAS execution mode invocation options, in order, have precedence over this option:
  1. OBJECTSERVER.
  2. DMR
  3. SYSIN
If you specify EXPLORER with another execution mode invocation option of equal precedence, SAS uses only the last option listed. See Order of Precedence for more information about invocation option precedence.

See Also