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- From: belle@hardy.u.washington.edu (E Bell)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.sas-l
- Subject: Writing interactive SAS programs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.165339.11555@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:53:39 GMT
- Sender: news@u.washington.edu (USENET News System)
- Reply-To: belle@hardy.u.washington.edu
- Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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- I need some advice on how to create interactive SAS programs and systems.
- I've got plenty of experience writing batch programs using data and proc
- steps and the macro facility, but after my initial stabs at making
- interactive programs, I'm a little bit at a loss as where to proceed next.
-
- The system I am developing manages data for a research project, and
- includes modules to update the database, print reports, and perform various
- system administration functions.
-
- I have implemented a crude menuing system using macro windows. The
- menuing system calls macros I have defined to perform the desired functions.
- These macros are stored in separate files which are read in at system
- start-up.
-
- I'm using SAS/PC. Our site license includes SAS/FSP, but unfortunately
- does not include SAS/AF. I assume that SCL is the solution to many of
- my problems. What will I be able to do with SCL given that I only have
- SAS/FSP? What can't I do without SAS/AF? Will it be worth the investment
- in time and energy or will I still only be able to create a half-baked
- system without both products? What are my other options?
-
- Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. Respond on the net or by
- e-mail. RTFMs are fine, just tell me where to go.
-