Date:         Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:37:59 -0400
Reply-To:     "Braten, Michael (Exchange)" <mbraten@BEAR.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Braten, Michael (Exchange)" <mbraten@BEAR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Can you hide SAS code?
Comments: To: Talbot Michael Katz <TopKatz@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain

One way might be to use the system option
                            LOG=fileref
  where fileref is the fileref of a file they will not see.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Talbot Michael Katz [SMTP:TopKatz@EMAIL.MSN.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:12 AM
> To:   SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject:      Can you hide SAS code?
>
> First, let me thank you all for your indulgence and your kindness, even
> when I ask dumb questions.
>
> Here's my next possibly dumb question.  If I compile a program in C or
> Visual Basic, the source code is not visible to the user.  Even for some
> packages, such as Excel or FoxPro, there are ways to hide the program
> code,
> such as putting in password protection.  I've never had to do that in SAS,
> but I may encounter such a situation soon.  Is there a standard way to
> keep
> unauthorized users from seeing your SAS source code?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --  TMK  --


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