> From: Gerstle, John [mailto:yzg9@CDC.GOV] > To change your Start-up Folder: > /**Start-up folder**/ > /**See option > SASINITIALFOLDER= > Sets SAS's initial working folder. > Also changes initial folder of Open and Save As dialog to > be current working folder. **/ > > /*Add this to your SASV8.CFG file near the top of the file*/ > > -SASINITIALFOLDER "C:\temp\files" > > /**Make sure there is NO space between the dash and > SASINITIALFOLDER!!*/

as I am a manager of many projects and therefore have a desktop with umpteen SAS invocations/icons I specify SASinitialFolder in the invocation:

> your invocation becomes: <directory-spec>sas.exe -config "<directory-spec to:>configv8JSL.cfg" -SASinitialFolder "<directory-spec of this project's programs>"

all on one line, of course

hint: add -verbose to your invocation

Ron Fehd the invocation or macro maven CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov

RTFM: I'm an engineer, I don't get paid to accept the defaults, I get paid to know where or how to change them: primary, secondary, or tertiary configuration file