SAS/CONNECT User's Guide

When to Use a Script

How do you know if you need to write or modify a script? Some SAS/CONNECT access methods, such as NetBIOS, DECnet, and in most cases APPC, do not use a script to start and stop a connection. The need for a script file when using the TCP/IP access method depends on whether you are connecting to a spawner that runs on a remote host and how that spawner was invoked. The TELNET and EHLLAPI access methods always require the use of script files.

See Communications Access Methods for SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE Software for information about the various access methods and to determine if the access method that you use requires a script. The access methods documentation provides examples of script files. Your site may also have sample scripts available from your system administrator.

If the available sample scripts do not meet your purposes, you can write your own script. If you do need to write or modify a script, review the examples in this chapter, and see Script Statements for descriptions of the script statements that are used in the examples.

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