Date:         Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:05:28 -0500
Reply-To:     harry.droogendyk@RBC.COM
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From:         Harry Droogendyk <harry.droogendyk@RBC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Question about default window sizes on SAS v8 for Windows
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As Randy pointed out, the -rsasuser option makes the SAS profile readonly, ie. changes are not stored.

What you can do, when no other SAS sessions are open, is start a SAS session WITHOUT specifying -rsasuser, make all your changes to window sizes locations, toolbar settings, whatever, ensure Tools / Options / Preferences / Save settings on exit is checked and then close SAS down.

For ongoing, "real", use, continue use the -rsasuser option which allows multiple sessions to use the same user profile ( ie. with your preferred window sizes/locations etc... ).


-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf Of Mark
Biek
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:20 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Question about default window sizes on SAS v8 for Windows


Randy-
        Thanks for the tip on the dm command.  I'll give that a shot.  The main
reason I'm using rsasuser is so that I can run multiple instances of SAS
and keep the same user settings.

Thanks,
Mark

Randy Herbison wrote:
> Mark,
>
> The RSASUSER system option prevents you from writing to the SASUSER
> library where SAS stores many user settings, including window
> positions/sizes.  If you do not need to share SASUSER with other SAS
> users, not using RSASUSER may be your answer.
>
> If you must use RSASUSER, you may want to consider using one or more DM
> statements in an autoexec.sas file. The code for the LOG window would
> look something like this:
>
> * untested;
> * set log window to start in top left corner, 40 rows deep and 80
> columns wide;
>
> dm "log; wdef 1 1 40 80";
>
>
> RandyHerbison@westat.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Mark Biek
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:21 AM
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Question about default window sizes on SAS v8 for Windows
>
>
> I run SAS using a shortcut with the following:
> "C:\Program Files\SAS Institute\SAS\V8\sas.exe"   -CONFIG "C:\Program
> Files\SAS Institute\SAS\V8\SASV8.CFG" -rsasuser
>
> It used to be that SAS would remember how my Editor, Log, & Output
> windows were sized so that everything was laid out the way I liked it.
> Now, suddenly, the Editor/Log/Output windows are all very small inside
> of the main SAS window and I have to manually resize them when I run
> SAS.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to modify the startup position and sizes of these
> windows?
>
> SAS v8, Windows XP
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>

--
Mark Biek
The Stevenson Company
10002 Shelbyville Rd. Ste. 201
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 271-5251


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