On 23 Nov, 13:15, Peter <crawfordsoftw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 23 Nov, 12:12, "Richard A. DeVenezia" <rdevene...@wildblue.net> > wrote: > > > > > > > nancynpaul-s...@yahoo.com wrote: > > > Hi Richard, > > > > I've only used the -sysparm option for this and then parsed the > > > &sysparm macro variable for the values that need to be assigned to > > > application macro variables. I'd be interested your requirements that > > > make it necessary to assign values to macro variables at invocation > > > time. > > > In short, a systems startup sequence utilizes code that allows overrides > > > %if (&iroot=) %then %let iroot = I: ; > > > In other words, if a value is already assigned to a macro variable, it will > > be left alone. If I can get the macro variable to take on the value I want > > _prior_ to the above statement, then I will have overridden the default. > > > The solution used was to create a new custom shortcut with a modified target > > having > > -autoexec c:\dev\v913\migrationof\foo\testingAutoexec.sas > > and have testingAutoexec.sas contain > > %let IROOT=c:\dev\v913\migrationof\foo; > > %include "autoexec.sas"; > > > Things were additionally complicated because all this has to be performed > > automagically by a script that executes a migration and writes the testing > > autoexec and shortcut to start the migrated system. > > > -- > > Richard A. DeVeneziahttp://www.devenezia.com/ > > Richard > > by having a system environment variable set up like > name : sas_option

> value : sasv9.cfg

wrong !

> > Then in each folder where you start a sas session with a command line > like : > sas .....parameters..... > it will seek not only the config file in !sasroot, but _also_ a > normally named config file in the "current folder" > It is that "local" config file that you could place an -initstmt > option, -set options of even -autoexec to point to your migrating > autoexec file. Obviously the list is not endless, it just seems that > way... > > good luck > PeterC > author of the SGF paper "Easy SAS(R) Session Customization" > athttp://www2.sas.com/proceedings/forum2007/051-2007.pdf- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -

correction required value : config sasv9.cfg