SAS System Options under Windows

PFKEY System Option: Windows

Specifies which set of function keys to designate as the primary set of function keys.

Default:	WIN
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Input control: Data processing
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	INPUTCONTROL
Windows specifics:	all

Syntax
Details

Syntax

-PFKEY PRIMARY | ALTERNATE | SAA | WIN

PRIMARY

maps F1 through F12 to the mainframe primary settings for PF1 through PF12 and Shift + F1 through Shift + F12 to PF13 through PF24. The right mouse button (RMB) is mapped to MB2. If you have only 10 function keys, F11, F12, Shift + F11, and Shift + F12 are not available and are not shown in the KEYS window.

Here are the primary mainframe key definitions:

PC Key	Mainframe Definition	Key	Mainframe Definition
F1	mark	Shift + F1	help
F2	smark	Shift + F2	zoom
F3	unmark	Shift + F3	zoom off; submit
F4	cut	Shift + F4	pgm; recall
F5	paste	Shift + F5	rfind
F6	store	Shift + F6	rchange
F7	prevwind	Shift + F7	backward
F8	next	Shift + FF8	forward
F9	pmenu	Shift + F9	output
F10	command	Shift + F10	left
F11	keys	Shift + F11	right
F12	undo	Shift + F12	home
RMB	zoom off; submit

ALTERNATE

maps F1 through F12 to the alternate mainframe key settings. That is, F1 through F12 maps to PF13 through PF24. The result is that F1 through F12 are equivalent to Shift + F1 through Sift + F F12. The right mouse button (RMB) is mapped to MB2. If you have only 10 function keys, F11 and F12 are unavailable and are not shown in the KEYS window. F13 through F24 are mapped to F1 through F12 if your keyboard has only 12 function keys instead of 24.

Here are the alternate mainframe key definitions:

PC Key	Mainframe Definition	Key	Mainframe Definition
F1	help	F7	backward
F2	zoom	F8	forward
F3	zoom off; submit	F9	output
F4	pgm; recall	F10	left
F5	rfind	F11	right
F6	rchange	F12	home
		RMB	zoom off; submit

SAA

maps F1 through F12 to the IBM SAA values for CUAPF1 through CUAPF12 and Shift + F1 through Shift + F12 to CUAPF13 through CUAPF24. The right mouse button (RMB) is mapped to MB2. If you have only 10 function keys, F11, F12, Shift + F11, and Shift + F12 are unavailable and are not shown in the KEYS window.

Note: SAA stands for System Application Architecture, which is a framework for application development and is used across IBM systems. CUA (Common User Access) is a part of SAA that defines the user interface and components that should be identical across applications. [cautionend]

Here are the IBM SAA key definitions:

PC Key	Mainframe Definition	Key	Mainframe Definition
F1	help	Shift + F1	cut
F2	keys	Shift + F2	paste
F3	zoom off; submit	Shift + F3	store
F4	home	Shift + F4	mark
F5	pgm; recall	Shift + F5	unmark
F6	zoom	Shift + F6	smark
F7	backward	Shift + F7	left
F8	forward	Shift + F8	right
F9	prevcmd	Shift + F9	rfind
F10	pmenu	Shift + F10	rchange
F11	command	Shift + F11	undo
F12	cancel	Shift + F12	next
RMB	zoom off; submit

WIN

specifies to use the default key definitions for SAS under Windows. WIN is the default.

Details

Use the PFKEY system option when you do not want the default key definitions for SAS under Windows but instead want to use other key mappings (for example, the mappings used by SAS under z/OS).

Note that the function key values shown in the previous key map tables are for the Base SAS windows only. Other windowing SAS products, such as SAS/AF software, have other key definitions.

If you do not specify the PFKEY system option, or if you specify an invalid value, SAS loads the default Windows key definitions. For a list of key definitions, open the KEYS window by typing keys in the command bar.

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