Add the commands you want to automate, and then finish by assigning the new macro to a key sequence. For example, would you like a keystroke that can add a date/time stamp as a program comment? Simple! Select Program->Editor Macros->Macros. You can also combine commands with editor macros. If that's an operation you need to do frequently, click the Assign Keys button to pick a key sequence as a shortcut. For example, one very handy command is "Sort selected lines", which will resequence the selected lines into ascending alphabetical order. There are many useful commands that don't have a default key mapping. Be sure to click " Include commands without key assignments" to see the full list of available commands. If you're a "keyboard person", then you'll want to visit this window and explore. From this window you can customize the keypress behaviors to your liking, and you can also combine commands and assign them to new keys. In SAS Enterprise Guide, you can view them all by selecting Program->Enhanced Editor Keys. There are dozens of other shortcut keys and commands available in the program editor. Move caret to matching DO/END keyword: Alt + Move caret to matching parenthesis/brace: Ctrl + Go to line: Ctrl + G (prompts for a line number)īe sure to turn on Show line numbers in Program->Editor Options, or you'll be navigating blind! Unwrap selection (or current line) from a comment: Ctrl + Shift + / Wrap selection (or current line) in a comment: Ctrl + /
Here are 5 examples of quick keystrokes that can save you time.Ĭonvert selected text to upper case: Ctrl + Shift + UĬonvert selected text to lower case: Ctrl + Shift + L Any program editor worth its salt offers basic reformatting features, and the SAS program editor is no exception. Do you need to retype the program? Of course not.
When users copy and paste these generated programs into their own code projects, they often want to convert the keywords to lowercase.
* Headline-style initial caps */ Proc Means Data=Sashelp.ClassĮven though the uppercase style is old-fashioned, it's the style used by SAS Enterprise Guide tasks. * lower case, unassuming */ proc means data=sashelp.class * This is your grandpa's SAS program */ /* Before the shift key was invented */ PROC MEANS DATA=SASHELP.CLASS
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