It works fine! And you can vary the solution for many purposes! Svend

> -----Original Message----- > From: Lex Jansen [SMTP:lex@LEX-JANSEN.DEMON.NL] > Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 7:15 PM > To: SAS-L@AKH-WIEN.AC.AT > Subject: Re: File-Open-Directory in Windows SAS > > 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