Date:         Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:58:54 -0600
Reply-To:     Kevin Myers <KevinMyers@AUSTIN.RR.COM>
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From:         Kevin Myers <KevinMyers@AUSTIN.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: tip v9 autoexit
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Hello again Maven -

What about something like (untested):

%macro autoexit; %if %sysfunc(fileexist("autoexit.sas")) %then %do; %inc
pgm(autoexit) %end; %mend autoexit; %autoexit

s/KAM


----- Original Message -----
From: "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:33 AM
Subject: tip v9 autoexit


> v8 has this System Option:
>
> INITSTMT=
> Specifies a SAS statement
> to be executed after any statements in the autoexec file
> and before any statements from the SYSIN= file
>
> in v9 I find
>
> TERMSTMT=
> Specifies the SAS statements to be executed at SAS session termination.
>
> invocation for initstmt:
>
> sas -initstmt '%put you have used the initstmt; data x; x=1;run;'
>
> having no example for termstmt, I'll copy and change the initstmt:
> sas -termstmt '%put you have used the termstmt; data x; x=2;run;'
>
> note sQuotes around statement to be executed
>
> in autoexec, again cut&paste&change from initstmt:
>
> options termstmt = '%PUT some autoexit statement(s);'
>         ;%*options closure;
>
> This assumes that you have an autoexit.sas.
>
> I'll get back to you with a working version of
>
> data _null_;
> if fileexist(autoexit) then call execute(%inc pgm(autoexit));
>
> Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov
>
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