SAS editor window position

Question

This is not quite a programming question, but SAS programmers might still know an answer: It is possible to make SAS save the settings after shutdown, so the window arrangement will be the same after a restart. We have SAS running on a Server but this feature still works.

SAS 9.3 TS Level 1M2 ("Base SAS")

X64_S08R2Windows NT Server-Version

Windows-Version 6.1.7601

After starting SAS there appears an "editor" window at the position where it was before the last SAS-shutdown.

Now the problem is that when opening a second empty editor window (or when I open another SAS program via the SAS menu) this new editor window does NOT appear at the position where I want it to appear -- i.e. at the same place where the first editor window has been aligned to.

Any ideas much appreciated!

Answer 1

I'm not sure if more recent versions of SAS improved on this regard, but in any case, here are a few workarounds:

• Use the tilev (SHIFT-F4) and tileh (SHIFT-F3) commands when appropriate. You can minimize unwanted windows and repeat to have only, say, your editor and your log tiled.

• Assign wdef commands to keys (F9) for predefined window positions/sizes. For example, I use these (which are ok on a wide screen with docked explorer on -- tweak the values to your needs):

  F4: wdef 1 1 100 113
  F5: wdef 1 114 100 120

When I open an existing program (or create a new one), I just press F4 so that the wpgm (editor window) uses roughly 2 thirds of the avaiable space. Then if needed, I activate the log and press F5. The editor and the log are now side-by-side as I want them.