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Usage Note 34316: The filename command in SAS® Display Manager behaves differently in batch mode than it does using interactive SAS®

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The display is different when you use the filename statement running in batch mode versus interactive mode in SAS. For example:

filename xl 'c:\temp\test.xls'; dm 'filename';

In an interactive SAS session it will look like this:

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When you run in batch mode it opens in the SAS V6 mode.

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To get the filename statement to display the same way in batch as it does interactively, use the 'whostedit' command.

For example:

filename xl 'c:\temp\test.xls'; dm 'whostedit; filename';

Running this example in batch produces the desired window. Run the 'whostedit' command to start the enhanced editor window.

Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASMicrosoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.1 TS1M3 SP4
Windows Vista9.1 TS1M3 SP4
* 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.