Sorry, I typed wrong. My batch file script is:

>"L:\Program Files\SAS Institute\SAS\V8\sas.exe" -sysin > >N:\programs\pgm1.sas.

Thanks,

Gerhard Hellriegel wrote: > ok, let's first get it to work before saving any logs... > What I don't understand is: you say, your SAS is located on L: . In your > bat-file you seem to call it on E: ?? Perhaps you should change that? > If it is still not working: have a look on the properties of your SAS icon > (right mouse-button on it) - is it really L: or something other? If you get > it by icon, you also will get it by bat-file. Simply use the same path! > Regards, > Gerhard > > > > On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:28:41 -0700, chenghelen2000@YAHOO.COM wrote: > > >Hello All, > >I have dozens of programs need to be ran, and also the logs need to be > >saved. I tried to use .bat file, but it did not work. > > > >Here is my case. > > > >Our SAS software is located at our SAS server. I'm an end user, and I > >have a SAS icon in my PC to connect the SAS (The only way to connect > >SAS is by clicking the icon to opening SAS). Our "sas.exe " is > >located at "L:\Program Files\SAS Institute\SAS\V8" (server), and my > >programs are located at "N:\programs\" (local). > > > >I made a test.bat file (located at N:\programs\) containing a script - > >"e:\Program Files\SAS Institute\SAS\V8\sas.exe" -sysin > >N:\programs\pgm1.sas. When I clicked it, it did not work. > > > >Our administrator told me that it will not work because the test.bat is > >located at local, and can not be connected to SAS. To get it work, the > >file is required to be located at SAS server. Any suggestion will be > >great help. > > > >Thanks,