During an interactive SAS session,
you can issue commands from the command bar, from the command line
within a SAS window, from the keyboard, or from the toolbar. SAS supports
many commands that help you to navigate your session and accomplish
certain tasks. In many cases, the command is simply another way to
invoke an action that you can also accomplish by using the SAS menus
and windows. However, advanced users might find the supported commands
to be a more efficient way to work. Commands provide a more flexible
way to accomplish a task if the parameters of your task are different
from what the SAS interface supports.
Most SAS windowing environment
commands are described in the SAS Help and Documentation. The commands
that are described here have syntax or behavior that is specific to
the Windows operating environment.