Well, it turns out that what I want to do is not possible in 9.1, but it is possible in 9.2. Details are enclosed below.

Regards, Brooke

-----Original Message----- From: SAS Technical Support [mailto:support@sas.com] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:32 AM To: Mann, Brooke Subject: [SAS 7610110147] Default view in the Enhanced Editor's "open" dialog

Hi Brook,

Thanks for asking about the default view in the open dialog.

Bad news, good news about this.

The reported behavior exits in 9.1.3, but has been changed in 9.2. So there's not a workaround at 9.1.3.

But in 9.2, when you make the selection for details (or any of the other selections), it retains that when you open again in the current session or new sessions.

Regards, Max

>On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:06:57 -0600, Brooke <bbrookemann@ELITEMAIL.ORG> wrote: > >Thanks, Art. I'm actually trying to set the default view in the >File-->Open dialog, not the Explorer. Although, I'll go ahead and use >your suggestion for the Explorer, too. > >Meanwhile, if anyone knows how to set the default view for the Enhanced >Editor's File-->Open dialog, that would be much appreciated... > > -- Brooke > >On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:28:59 -0400, "Arthur Tabachneck" ><art297@NETSCAPE.NET> said: >> Brook, >> >> You can get the explorer window to always initially show details by >> having your SAS icon call in an autoexec.sas file that contains the >> following line: >> >> options details; >> >> HTH, Art >> --------- >> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:47:39 -0400, Brooke Mann >> <bbrookemann@ELITEMAIL.ORG> wrote: >> >> >Is there a way for me to specify that I want my default view in the >> Enhanced >> >Editor's "open" dialog to be _details_ rather than _list_? >> > >> >It drives me nuts that I have to manually change it every single >> >time... >> > >> >I've checked the following places, and I can't find anything that >> >seems to do it: >> > >> > * Tools-->Customize >> > * Tools-->Options-->Enhanced Editor >> > * Tools-->Options-->System >> > * Tools-->Options-->Preferences >> > * Options for the DLGOPEN command >> > * Options for the FILEOPEN command >> > >> >I'm using SAS 9.1 on Windows XP. My folder viewing options in every >> >other application follow the preferences I have set under Windows. >> >SAS seems to be the exception. >> > >> >Thanks, Brooke