Scripting Guide - SAS

Chapter 10 Scripting Platforms 311
Launching Platforms Interactively and Obtaining the Equivalent Script
Launch a Platform
1. Open the Big Class sample data table.
2. Select Fit Y by X from the Analyze menu.
3. Select height and click Y, Response.
4. Select age and click X, Factor.
5. Click OK.
Save Script
All analysis platforms have a Script submenu with the commands shown here to create a JSL script that
duplicates the analysis in its current state. These commands are choices for where to send that script.
Redo Analysis Launches a new copy of the platform, rebuilding all the analyses as specified. This is
useful for updating your results when the state of the data table has changed. For example, after you fix
errors in the data table, select a subset, add more data, and so on.
Relaunch Analysis
report.
Automatic Recalc
Opens the launch window, already filled in with what is needed to produce the
Turns Automatic Recalc on or off.
Copy Script Copies the script that reproduces the report onto the clipboard. You can then paste the script
into a script window or another application.
Save Script to Data Table Saves the script as a new property in the data table. In the data table window,
you see the script named for the platform, and it has a pop-up menu to let you Run Script. Properties
such as saved scripts are saved with the data table for later use. Many sample data tables have example
scripts.
Save Script to Journal Saves a button to the current journal (or a new one, if a journal is not open) that
runs a script to reproduce the report.
Save Script to Script Window Presents the script for the current state of the platform in a script
window, where you can view, edit, and submit it.
Save Script to Report Saves the script in a text box at the top of the report. The script to reconstruct an
analysis is available in any journals that you might save, as well as in the platform window itself. This
also serves as a concise overview, listing all the report’s analyses and their parameter settings.
Save Script for All Objects Saves the script for all objects within a multi-platform report in a script
window, where you can view, edit, and submit it. An example is Fit Y by X, where various combinations
of continuous, nominal, and ordinal columns result in Bivariate, Oneway, Contingency, and Logistic
platform objects all within a single report. Save Script to Script Window saves only the script for
the single object from which you selected the option. Save Script for All Objects saves the
script for all objects within the window, regardless of which object’s menu option you used. Another
example is that if you have By groups, Save Script for All Objects saves the script for all the BY
group objects within the window, whereas Save Script to... captures the script for only the one