When you open a .sas file with the SAS Enhanced Editor, the file might open in text mode with no color coding or font changes. To fix this, allow SAS to re-create the Enhanced Editor entries in the Windows registry by following these steps:

1.  Start regedit.exe
2.  Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SAS Institute Inc.\Enhanced Editor
3.  Right-click "Enhanced Editor" in the tree. Select rename and rename it to "Enhanced Editor.bak".
4.  Start a SAS session and open a .sas file.

Warning: Always back up your registry before you make any registry changes. For assistance, see Windows Help, Microsoft documentation, or the Microsoft Windows website. SAS is not responsible when you edit the Windows registry: changes in the Windows registry can render your system unusable and will require that you re-install the operating system.

For another possible solution, see Problem Note 3264, "Files with uppercase extensions open in text mode (non-color) in the SAS^® Enhanced Editor."

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