Date:         Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:33:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Peter Crawford <peter.crawford@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Peter Crawford <peter.crawford@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: Open file in Textpad with SAS

see in-line comments

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:41:48 -0400, John Hendrickx
<John_Hendrickx@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

>On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 07:37:25 -0400, Peter Crawford
><peter.crawford@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 06:19:06 -0400, John Hendrickx
>><John_Hendrickx@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>>
>>>I've been looking for a way to launch SAS from Textpad (or any other
>>editor)
>>>            Is there a dm command
>>or
>>>any other method to automatically close the program editor window? Or
are
>>>there any other ways to open the current file in an editor with SAS?
>>>
>>>John Hendrickx


>>close any (most) dm windows with command
>>   <window name> off
>>You'll want to do that when the focus is not in that window.
>>As a statement, issue
>>                     dm log 'pgm off' editor ;
>>and hopefully, the command will be issued in the log window, and once it
>>has completed, focus transferred to the editor window
>


>Apparently, the DM command creates an empty program editor window. If you

.........perhaps "apparently", but not neccessarily...
DM is a statement
and ......

>issue "dm log 'clear';" from the enhanced editor the log is cleared by a
>program editor window is also opened. You can close the program editor
>window by issuing "pgm off" from the "command" box on the toolbar. But if
>you do this using the DM command, a new program editor window will be
>created. Strange and pretty stupid, IMHO.

I sort of disagree about the "pretty" etc. part

dm on-window 'issue command' go-to-window ;

DM statements, need-not create a pgm window, if "on-window" and "go-to-
window" are provided (and neither is pgm)
Probably better described by usage note
http://support.sas.com/techsup/unotes/SN/005/005644.html

however, see also usage note for winclose
http://support.sas.com/techsup/unotes/SN/014/014744.html
it offers  DM  'winclose' pgm;
but when I don't have a pgm-ed open, it leaves one. More effective, is
        DM pgm 'winclose' pgm;


I have much to learn  too  imho.


>
>>
>>
>>the include command works in enhanced editor
>
>The "include" command opens a file in the program editor. "whostedit"
opens
>files in the enhanced editor.


Include also works when "in" an enh-ed window, just like in pgm-ed.
Issued from any window, whostedit opens a new enh-ed window.

>
>>
>>good luck
>>Peter
>
>Thanks,
>John Hendrickx