Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 09:03:09 -0800
Reply-To: "Choate, Paul@DDS" <pchoate@DDS.CA.GOV>
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From: "Choate, Paul@DDS" <pchoate@DDS.CA.GOV>
Subject: Re: Splash screen on application launch
Hi Ben -
This is outside my area of expertise, but that never stops me, so I thought
I'd throw out some ideas. What I could come up with are the x command,
filename pipe, or possibly best, calling a DLL from SAS. Apparently
splashes may be stored in DLL's so maybe there is a possibility there...
From http://v8doc.sas.com/sashtml/
Overview of Dynamic Link Libraries in the SAS System
Dynamic link libraries (DLLs) are executable files that contain one or more
routines written in any of several programming languages. DLLs are a
mechanism for storing useful routines that might be needed by many
applications. When an application needs a routine that resides in a DLL, it
loads the DLL, invokes the routine, and unloads the DLL upon completion.
Version 8 provides routines and functions that let you invoke these external
routines from within the SAS System. You can access the DLL routines from
the DATA step, the IML procedure, and SCL code. You use the MODULE family of
SAS call routines and functions (including MODULE, MODULEN, MODULEC,
MODULEI, MODULEIN, and MODULEIC) to invoke a routine that resides in an
external DLL. This documentation refers to the MODULE family of call
routines and functions generically as the MODULExy functions.
Post your solution if you find one! Good luck.
Paul Choate
DDS Data Extraction
(916) 654-2160
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Powell [mailto:Ben.powell@CLA.CO.UK]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:46 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Splash screen on application launch
I just have BASE, no AF.
Thanks,
Ben.
-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Herbison [mailto:RandyHerbison@westat.com]
Sent: 01 December 2003 16:30
To: 'ben.powell@CLA.CO.UK'; SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: RE: Splash screen on application launch
Ben,
If you have SAS/AF software, you can create a FRAME entry to display
while the SAS code runs. You can also submit the SAS code from the
FRAME SCL to synchronize the code execution and screen display.
RandyHerbison@westat.com
-----Original Message-----
From: ben.powell@CLA.CO.UK [mailto:ben.powell@CLA.CO.UK]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 10:49 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Splash screen on application launch
I should add that the application is a SAS data mart and the splash
screen would be for during the load time while the beast awakens (about
30 seconds, base code execution, mainly copying large datasets to work
directory off the network),
Ben.
On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:42:27 -0500, Ben Powell <ben.powell@CLA.CO.UK>
wrote:
>Dear SAS-L,
>
>Is there a kludge for launching something like a splash screen while in
>SAS using, say, a gif? Or is the best way to use (with BASE licence
>only) the windows command and make something out of Xs and .s? / or
>otherwise use VB or java, for example?
>
>Right now I'm thinking either SAS windows (which is a goer) or VBScript
>launched gif image on a timer. Can SAS lauch a gif?
>
>Any help much appreciated,
>
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