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SAS Notes V6-SETINIT-G992
Using the CONFIG.SAS612 file to apply a SETINIT on MAC


  1. Make a backup copy of the current SETINIT.SAS file. The SETINIT.SAS file is stored in the SAS612:TOOLS folder. Start the SimpleText editor, and use the file dialog to open the SETINIT file.
  2. The CONFIG.SAS612 file is located in the MAIN SAS System folder. It is best to make a copy of the original CONFIG.SAS612 file, so that after applying the SETINIT you can restore the original file. You will need to edit the CONFIG.SAS612 file using SimpleText or some other text editor.
  3. Add the following lines to the CONFIG.SAS612 file: -setinit -sysin "disk:folder:tools:setinit.sas" * disk:folder represents the hard drive name and folder where the SAS System is installed.
  4. Double click on the SAS icon. You should see the splash screen flash up, then immediately go down. At this point, the SETINIT has been applied. Check the SETINIT.LOG file for errors.
  5. Once the SETINIT has been successfully applied, and there are no errors in the SETINIT.LOG file, edit CONFIG.SAS612 and remove or comment the -setinit and -sysin lines. (A "comment" is indicated by a # symbol as the first character of a line).


Products: BASE
Component: SETINIT
Priority: N/A
Status: Usage Issue
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001

System Release Reported Release Fixed
Macintosh 6.12 TS040  

No Fixes Available