Date:         Mon, 7 Aug 2006 22:30:12 -0500
Reply-To:     "A. Michielsen" <amichielsen@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "A. Michielsen" <amichielsen@COMCAST.NET>
Organization: Your Company
Subject:      Re: Hummingbird xterm
Comments: To: sas-l@uga.edu

[posted and mailed]

I would describe - for a newbie - XTerm is pretty simply a
X-Windows Telnet program.  X-Windows allows (when properly setup
at both ends) allows (in this example) SAS to open and use Windows
on the User System.  If you only operate in Batch mode - you may
never use or need these capabilities.  (Typically you don't in
batch.  However, you can create Batch jobs that pop open User
interface Windows (X-Windows) to interact with the User.  I've
used that feature to prompt for User Passwords / Database Name /
and program code options (Report #1, #2) / Complete like = or
IN clauses, etc.)


"DB01" <dave.boylan@gmail.com> wrote in news:1154982085.751884.60980
@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:

> Just started a new job here and learning new systems.  Running sas V9
> on a UNIX box.  Running through Hummingbird "XTerm."
>
> Anyone know what "XTerm" is?  Is it anything like telnet (is is
> telnet?)?  Just trying to get my bearings here.  Sorry if I'm off topic
>
> Thanks
> DB
>