| SAS Companion for the OpenVMS Operating Environment |
During an interactive
SAS session, you can issue commands from the SAS command line or from the
SAS command window. SAS supports many commands that help you navigate through
your session and accomplish certain tasks. In many cases, the command is simply
another way to invoke an action that you can also accomplish by using the
SAS menus and windows. However, advanced users might find that the supported
commands are a more efficient way to work. Sometimes commands offer a more
flexible way to accomplish a task when the parameters of your task are different
from those that the SAS interface supports.
There are two main types of commands available
under OpenVMS: SAS
windowing environment commands and SAS Text-Editor commands. The SAS windowing
environment commands control window management, file management, the toolbox,
dialog boxes, color, and output. The SAS Text-Editor commands control how
text is manipulated, such as upper- and lowercase, cutting, copying and pasting.
Most SAS commands are described in the SAS online Help.
The commands that are described here have syntax or behavior that is specific
to the OpenVMS operating environment.
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