Date:         Thu, 5 Apr 2007 12:06:18 -0700
Reply-To:     "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
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From:         "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
Subject:      Re: x Commands
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Hi again James,

I'm not sure I interpreted your request
just right.  The example below adding
the XWAIT will give you the occasion to
manually do exit on the first interation
each time...

But if you were looking to get rid of
ALL of the manual stops for exit, you
can obvious skip the XWAIT and just
move the NOXWAIT prior the X command!

Sorry if I didn't catch this the first
time, but the above essentially shows
you how to mix and match for any combo
you need.  (just set XWAIT or NOWAIT
the way you want *prior* the use of the
X command)

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Terjeson, Mark
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 11:54 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: x Commands

Hi James,

Add an XWAIT just prior the loop,
that way a new invocation will
behave the same way each time.



%macro sim;
    options xwait;
    %do iter= 1 %to 10;

        many lines of code here

        x 'cd c:\NOHARM87';
        x 'NOHARM87.EXE twodep2.dat twodep2.out 80 0.00001';
        options noxwait;
    %end;
%mend sim;
%sim;






Hope this is helpful.


Mark Terjeson
Senior Programmer Analyst, IM&R
Russell Investment Group


Russell
Global Leaders in Multi-Manager Investing









-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
James Algina
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 11:44 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: x Commands

Hello All,

At the bottom of this message are the % commands and x commands for a
program that simulates data, calls a program called noharm87, and
submits a program and data to noharm87.  The "many lines of code here"
text is where the code for simulating the data go.

If a SAS session is initiated and the the program is run for the first
time in the session, then after the first iteration the command exit
must be typed in the noharm87 window in order for the iterations to
continue.  After subsequent iterations the noharm window closes without
requiring intervention.

However if the program is run two or more times, in the second run and
all subsequent runs the noharm widow closes without intervention even
for the first iteration.

Can someone tell if the code can be changed, and if so how, so that exit
need not be typed in the noharm87 window in order for the iterations to
continue.

Thanks.

Jamie

%macro sim;
%do iter= 1 %to 10;

many lines of code here

x 'cd c:\NOHARM87';
x 'NOHARM87.EXE twodep2.dat twodep2.out 80 0.00001'; options noxwait;
%end; %mend sim; %sim;



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