SAS 9.1.3 Integration Technologies » Developer's Guide


SAS Package Reader
Overview
Requirements
SAS Package Reader Interface
Accessing a SAS Package
Listing the Package
Listing Package Entries
Viewing Package Properties
Viewing Package Entry Properties
Viewing an Entry in a Web Browser
Viewing Data Sets
Saving Entries
Publishing Framework

Package Reader Interface

The SAS Package Reader window contains these parts

 SAS Package Reader

To adjust the relative sizes of the two areas, use the mouse to drag the vertical bar that separates the areas.

Drop-down Menus

Two drop-down menus are available: File and Help.

The File drop-down menu contains one choice.

Exit
exits SAS Package Reader.

The Help drop-down menu contains two choices.

Help
opens a Web browser window that displays information about using SAS Package Reader.

About
displays a window that contains information about the release of SAS Package Reader that you are using.

An example follows:

About SAS Package Reader

Clicking OK removes the display.

Toolbar

The toolbar contains icons that represent the actions that you can perform on a selected package or package entry. The icons in the toolbar change according to what is selected in the window.

Properties icon Properties
displays the properties that are associated with the currently selected package or package entry.
View icon View
displays the contents of the currently selected entry. The viewer application that is used depends on the entry type.
  • If the entry is a SAS data set, then the SAS Package Reader's built-in data set viewer is used.
  • If the entry is one of the other viewable entry types, then the files that comprise the entry display using the Web browser that was specified when the SAS Package Reader application was installed.

Note: Some entry types cannot be viewed using the SAS Package Reader application. Examples include SAS catalogs and SAS databases (MDDB, FDB, and DMDB files). If the selected entry type is not viewable, then the View icon does not appear in the toolbar.

Save icon Save
extracts the files that comprise the selected entry and saves them in a directory that you select. You are prompted for the filename and directory path at which to save the files.

Note: Some entry types cannot be saved using the SAS Package Reader application. Examples include SAS catalogs and SAS databases (MDDB, FDB, and DMDB files). If the selected entry type cannot be saved, then the Save icon does not appear in the toolbar.

Help icon Help
opens a Web browser window that displays information about using the SAS Package Reader application.
Exit icon Exit
closes the SAS Package Reader application.

Package Tree View

Each package is represented by a folder icon

(closed folder).

If the selected package contains a nested package (or if the application has not yet determined whether the selected package contains a nested package), then the folder icon is accompanied by a [+] to the left of the icon.

Package Entry View

When you select a package from the Package Tree View, the Package Entry View displays entry information in the following columns:

Type
displays an icon that represents the entry type. For example, a SAS data set is represented as data set type icon; an external file (such as a URL) is represented as external file type icon.

Description
describes the contents of the package's items, as specified by the publisher of the package.

Status Area

The status message area at the bottom of the window is where the SAS Package Reader application displays informational messages. Click the icon to the right of the message area (Status Message Area icon) to clear the current message.

Note: The appearance of the icon changes according to the type of message that is displayed in the message area.