Date:         Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:14:33 -0800
Reply-To:     Tom Abernathy <tom.abernathy@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom Abernathy <tom.abernathy@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Is there a system macro var that indicates if running batch or
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Here is the macro code I use to determine back ground processing:

%*----------------------------------------------------------------------
Set S_BACK GMV to 1 when in batch mode.
Note that SYSENV is always FORE in Windows and UNIX.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------;
%if (%sysfunc(getoption(DMR)) = NODMR
   & %sysfunc(getoption(DMS)) = NODMS) %then
  %let s_back = 1;
%else %let s_back = 0;