Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 03:05:14 GMT
Reply-To: ptruong@VNET.NET
Sender: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From: ptruong@VNET.NET
Organization: Vnet Internet Access
Subject: Re: SAS/IntrNet licensing (was Re: Perl)
Couldn't you execute SAS process in the background and redirect the
output (in html) to the user's directory? Sort of creating a myyahoo
style folders?
I would be most interested in your codes.
Thanks ahead.
On 14 Dec 99 22:46:04 GMT, dward@sashelp.com (dward) wrote:
>My job for the second half of this year has involved exactly what Tim is discussing. I've come up with a replacement for SAS/Intrnet using Base SAS/SCL, and Perl. The legal implications are a little frightening though... My company hasn't investigated what this will mean to our clients who will be purchasing the software.
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>The code is simple enough, as Tim mentioned. I'll probably post as much of it as I can (I'll need to see what is proprietary) soon to SASHelp.com and let you know when it is available.
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>Our Internet product combines persistent sessions with session management, none of which SAS/Intrnet does. These were features that were vital to the success of our current product.
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>One huge problem with custom CGI interfaces to SAS is that, to my knowledge, SAS can't truly act as a server by supporting simultaneous multiple TCP/IP connections. I'm stuck with one at a time until I can kick off a separate session that is dedicated to only one user.
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>David Ward
>SASHelp.com
>
>> In our case, cost constraints and the fact that we only deploy
>> SAS/IntrNet on our intranet has caused us to drop
>> our SAS/IntrNet license - we will be replacing it over the next 6
>> months with a mix of in-house SCL and Perl code
>> as the glue between Web forms and SAS as the back end. I'll be happy
>> to share these developments on SAS-L
>> as the code matures (and as time permits).
>>
>> Tim Churches
>> Sydney, Australia
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>DZS Software Solutions, Inc.
>Bound Brook, NJ
>SAS Related: dward@sashelp.com
>Work Related: dward@dzs.com
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