In SAS 9.2 Phase 2, you can install the SAS PC Files Server as a service. However, you cannot change the default port (8621) when you use the PC Files Server user interface. To change the default port, you must change the Windows registry, as explained in the following steps:

1. Stop the PC Files Server service, as follows:
1. Select Start ► Settings ► Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click Administrative Tools.
3. In the Administrative Tools window, double-click Services.
4. In the right pane of the Services window, right-click SAS PC Files Server and select Stop from the menu.
2. Change the port value as follows:
• If you are running the second maintenance release for SAS 9.2 (TS2M2) or later, do the following:
1. Select Start ► Programs; ► SAS ► SAS PC File Server.
2. Click the Change Options button.
Change the port value from 8621 to the desired port.
3. Click the OK button.
4. Click the Restart Server button
5. Click the Shutdown Server button.
6. Restart the PC Files Server service by right-clicking the service and selecting Start.
• If you are running SAS 9.2 (TS2M0), you must change the Windows registry as follows:
1. Select Start ► Run, and type regedit in the Open text box.
2. In the Registry Editor window, expand HKEY_USERS ► .DEFAULT ► Software ► SAS Institute Inc. ► PCFILES Server. Then click Settings to display the settings in the right pane.
3. Change the default Port setting from 8621 to any open port up to 9999.
3. Restart the PC Files Server service by right-clicking the service and selecting Start.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files	Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.2 TS2M0
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.2 TS2M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.2 TS2M0
		HP-UX IPF	9.2 TS2M0
		Linux	9.2 TS2M0
		Linux for x64	9.2 TS2M0
		Solaris for x64	9.2 TS2M0

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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In SAS 9.2 Phase 2, you can install the SAS PC Files Server as a service. However, to change the default port the server uses, you must change a Windows registry key.

Type:	Usage Note
Priority:
Topic:	Data Management ==> Data Sources ==> External Databases ==> MS Access Data Management ==> Data Sources ==> External Databases ==> MS Excel

Date Modified:	2010-05-19 13:28:09
Date Created:	2009-08-25 11:23:44