Date:         Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:59:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Don <dmorgan@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don <dmorgan@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Running SAS programs automatically on a periodic basis?
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http://groups.google.com/group/comp.soft-sys.sas/browse_thread/thread/ccdac7e2bce3b8bb/d241b15c82f16a20?lnk=gst&q=maverick2#d241b15c82f16a20

On Jul 2, 3:06 pm, wardn...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hello! I have a simple SAS program that I run every few days (it
> imports an Excel file and converts it into a fixed-length text file).
> It doesn't take long at all to run the program, but I was wondering if
> there was a way to have the program run automatically without me
> having to open the program and manually click 'Run'? Is it possible
> the program could be run automatically on a periodic basis (e.g.,
> every day at a specified time)? Would the SAS application have to be
> left open to accomplish this? Thanks for any advice...
>
> Julie