It is simple:

(1) Ensure that the "schedule" service is running on your server. (2) Use vi or other editor on NT to build a batch file that looks like this:

cd c:\temp c:\sas\sas -sysin c:\yourpath\yourfirstbenchmark.sas c:\sas\sas -sysin c:\yourpath\yoursecondbenchmark.sas

save the batch file as say 'c:\temp\mybenchmarks.bat'

(3) Use the AT command to launch the batch job (you will have to have administrator priviledges on NT to use AT)

at 1400 c:\temp\mybenchmarks.bat

At 1400 your job will launch and away you go.Your machine will of course have to be on, but you can be doing what ever you like.....

the log and list files will be in the c:\temp directory.

AJL Cary

Terry Hyslop wrote in message <3587E4DD.479D@mail.tju.edu>... >We will be installing a trial version of SAS(v 6.12) on an NT server. >We would like to test simulation runs we currently background process on >a Unix machine. How can I set up processes to run on the server, not on >my PC, that is similar to the way I currently run on Unix ? Currently >on Unix I set up a batch file with commands in it, such as, > > sas prog1.sas > sas prog2.sas > ... > >then I run myprog.bat in the background by: > > myprog.bat & > >Has anyone out there done this or something similar on NT? > >Thanks in advance, >Terry Hyslop >Senior Biostatistician >Thomas Jefferson University