In more generic terms, one doubles a character a command when a parser defines it as an escape character. The first backslash means something like "don't re-interpret the character that follows". In some contexts, I have had to triple characters to get the character I want passed through a parser! Sig

____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re: File-Open-Directory in Windows SAS Author: Lex Jansen <lex@LEX-JANSEN.DEMON.NL> Date: 3/29/99 7:15 PM

Sveng,

it's justr a naming convention that is used in Windows REG-files for entering information into the windows registry. Path names should have double backslashes.

Lex

Svend Bang wrote:

> Excuse my total ignorance! Before I use the nice code: Why do you use double > backslash? > @="c:\\sas\\sas.exe -nosplash" > Svend > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lex@LEX-JANSEN.DEMON.NL [SMTP:lex@LEX-JANSEN.DEMON.NL] > > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 11:07 AM > > To: SAS-L@AKH-WIEN.AC.AT > > Subject: Re: File-Open-Directory in Windows SAS > > > > There is a way to ad a context-menu option "SAS here" to a folder when > > you right-click on it in the explorer. > > This will open SAS starting in that folder. I tested this for W95 and > > WinNT 4.0 > > How to do it? > > With Notepad create the file SASHERE.REG with the following content: > > > > REGEDIT4 > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\SAS_here] > > "EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00 > > @="SAS here" > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\SAS_here\command] > > @="c:\\sas\\sas.exe -nosplash" > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\SAS_here\ddeexec] > > > > Now in explorer, double-click on SASHERE.REG and ready you are. > > In the explorer when you right-click on a folder, choose "SAS here" and > > SAS will start in the folder. > > > > Lex Jansen > > > > "E. S." wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone, I was wondering if anybody has solved a > > > problem I have with my Windows SAS system. When I hit > > > the File-Open sequence, SAS goes straight to my SAS > > > root directory. Is there a way to force SAS to look at > > > a different directory, like the one where I keep "all" > > > mi programs? > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > Ed > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com