The SAS/AF environment has several controls that can be used to display data. One of these controls, the External File Viewer, can be used to show the contents of an ASCII file. However, the External File Viewer control will not render the ASCII tab character due to portability issues between operating systems.

As an alternative, you can use the Text Pad control within your Frame. The Text Pad control functions as a text-entry object that supports multiple lines of information. Combining this support with the file functions that are available in SCL, we can use the Text Pad control in order to display the content of any external text file.

The sample application that is available from the Download tab demonstrates how the Text Pad control can be used within a Frame in order to display a user-specified text file.

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These sample files and code examples are provided by SAS Institute Inc. "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Recipients acknowledge and agree that SAS Institute shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of their use of this material. In addition, SAS Institute will provide no support for the materials contained herein.

The sample application is stored within a SAS transport file. You must use PROC CIMPORT to extract the application before use.

proc cimport lib=work infile='<path to the transport file>';
run;

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