Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 12:51:52 -0400
Reply-To: Joe Whitehurst <joewhitehurst@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Joe Whitehurst <joewhitehurst@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: GOTO or LEAVE Command
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Paul,
Just in case you do have SAS/EIS, I have attached a zip file with many
SAS/EIS examples to get you started.
Joe
On 5/9/06, Paul St Louis <pstloui@dot.state.tx.us> wrote:
> I read a small handfull of L messages concerning GOTO or LEAVE commands and
> wonder if anyone has additional thoughts. Back in the old days of DOS batch
> file programming, I would set up a user menu with various GOTO commands to
> submenus with conditional If statements. This allowed the user to navigate
> from one menu option to another. Commands would execute in the background.
> Is there a way to effectively utilize the same menu process in SAS? I am
> asking because we have some SAS users who want to get a SAS report but
> don't want to learn SAS (gasp, I know, but it's true.) I am a little
> familiar with Display Manager, but little better than a novice myself. I am
> stumped on how to add verification code to bump a user to a standard error
> message, or route back to the top of the SAS program to re-display the
> menu. Also looking for any good books I can buy, or links to learn about
> this.
>
> I've found some excellent help from many accomplished SAS programmers here,
> so I am reaching out again for whatever advice you may offer.
>
> The basic DOS functionality was as follows:
>
> :TOP
> CALL certain commands
>
> :MENU
> OPTION1
> OPTION2
> OPTION3
> ASK===?
>
> IF OPTION1 GOTO DATAENTRY
> IF OPTION2 GOTO QUERY
> IF OPTION3 GOTO REPORTS
> IF %USER-RESPONSE NOT 1 OR 2 OR 3 THEN GOTO ERROR
>
> :DATAENTRY
> commands
>
> :QUERY
> commands
>
> :REPORTS
> commands
>
> :ERROR
> ECHO 'ERROR MSG.'
> GOTO TOP
>
> :END
> CALL commands to end
>
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