SAS/AF Software Procedure Guide

Scrolling Commands

BACKWARD <n|HALF|PAGE|MAX>

scrolls toward the top of the HELP, MENU, or PROGRAM entry's display text if the text contains more lines than the current window size. If you omit the scroll increment, the window is scrolled by a default increment that can be set with the VSCROLL command.

For CBT entries, the BACKWARD command displays the previous frame in the current sequence.

Note: The BACKWARD command is not supported for FRAME entries. [cautionend]

BOTTOM

scrolls the window contents so that the last line of the display text appears in the window.

Note: The BOTTOM command is only supported for HELP, MENU, and PROGRAM entries. [cautionend]

FORWARD <n|HALF|PAGE|MAX>

scrolls toward the bottom of the HELP, MENU, or PROGRAM entry's display text if the text contains more lines than the current window size. If you omit the scroll increment, the window is scrolled by a default increment that can be set with the VSCROLL command.

For CBT entries, the FORWARD command displays the next frame in the current sequence.

Note: The FORWARD command is not supported for FRAME entries. [cautionend]

HSCROLL <n|HALF|PAGE>

sets the scroll amount for LEFT or RIGHT commands that do not specify a scroll increment. The default horizontal scroll increment is HALF.

Note: The HSCROLL command is only supported for HELP, MENU, and PROGRAM entries. [cautionend]

LEFT <n|HALF|PAGE>

scrolls the window contents to the left by the specified increment. If you omit the scroll increment, the window is scrolled by a default increment that can be set with the HSCROLL command.

Note: The LEFT command is not supported for FRAME entries. [cautionend]

RIGHT <n|HALF|PAGE>

scrolls the window contents to the right by the specified increment. If you omit the scroll increment, the window is scrolled by a default increment that can be set with the HSCROLL command.

Note: The RIGHT command is not supported for FRAME entries. [cautionend]

TOP

scrolls the window contents so that the first line of display text appears at the top of the window.

Note: The TOP command is only supported for HELP, MENU, and PROGRAM entries. [cautionend]

VSCROLL <n|HALF|PAGE|MAX>

sets the scroll amount for BACKWARD or FORWARD commands that do not specify a scroll increment. The default vertical scroll increment is PAGE.

Note: The VSCROLL command is only supported for HELP, MENU, and PROGRAM entries. [cautionend]

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