Chapter 15: Considerations for SASAF Programmers

Controlling the Appearance and Behavior of SAS

SAS under Windows provides SAS/AF programmers with extensive control over the appearance and behavior of the main SAS window. You can:

• use SAS system options and windowing environment commands to control the appearance of the main SAS window

• call external dynamic link libraries (DLLs) using the DATA step or SAS Component Language (SCL) commands

• design, save, and load custom toolbar controls

• immediately invoke SAS/AF programs when you start SAS

• distribute the minimum subset of SAS files needed to run a particular SAS/AF application

• associate your own logo and icons with your SAS/AF applications

• use SCL code to send electronic mail to other users

• invoke a web browser to view documents online.