Date:         Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:41:49 +0200
Reply-To:     Svend Bang <Svend.Bang@IBT.KU.DK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Svend Bang <Svend.Bang@IBT.KU.DK>
Subject:      Re: File-Open-Directory in Windows SAS
Comments: To: "lex@LEX-JANSEN.DEMON.NL" <lex@LEX-JANSEN.DEMON.NL>
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Excuse my total ignorance! Before I use the nice code: Why do you use double
backslash?
        @="c:\\sas\\sas.exe -nosplash"
Svend
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lex@LEX-JANSEN.DEMON.NL [SMTP:lex@LEX-JANSEN.DEMON.NL]
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 11:07 AM
> To:   SAS-L@AKH-WIEN.AC.AT
> Subject:      Re: File-Open-Directory in Windows SAS
>
> There is a way to ad a context-menu option "SAS here" to a folder when
> you right-click on it in the explorer.
> This will open SAS starting in that folder. I tested this for W95 and
> WinNT 4.0
> How to do it?
> With Notepad create the file SASHERE.REG with the following content:
>
> REGEDIT4
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\SAS_here]
> "EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00
> @="SAS here"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\SAS_here\command]
> @="c:\\sas\\sas.exe -nosplash"
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\SAS_here\ddeexec]
>
> Now in explorer, double-click on SASHERE.REG and ready you are.
> In the explorer when you right-click on a folder, choose "SAS here" and
> SAS will start in the folder.
>
> Lex Jansen
>
> "E. S." wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone, I was wondering if anybody has solved a
> > problem I have with my Windows SAS system.  When I hit
> > the File-Open sequence, SAS goes straight to my SAS
> > root directory.  Is there a way to force SAS to look at
> > a different directory, like the one where I keep "all"
> > mi programs?
> > Any help is appreciated.
> > Ed
> >
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