1. Automating SAS through the Power of VB Script

2. Outline VB Script Custom Log Task Scheduler
Job Streams – Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Input Files
Automation

3. What is VB Script?
Scripting Language
Automation capabilities

4. Running SAS From Command Prompt
Required
SAS Location
Code Location
Optional
Log Location
Output Location

5. Running SAS From Command Prompt
“<SAS location> -sysin <code location> -print <output location> -log <log location>”

6. VB Script
“<SAS location> -sysin <code location> -print <output location> -log <log location>”

7. Custom Log Creation No auto-generated log for VB Script
OpenTextFile function
Log file location
1-reading, 2-writing, 8-appending
True-create, false-don’t
WriteLine function

8. Task Scheduler

9. Task Scheduler Required Optional General Triggers Actions Conditions
Settings

10. Task Scheduler Required Optional General Triggers Actions Conditions
Settings

11. Task Scheduler Required Optional General Triggers Actions Conditions
Settings

12. SAS Job Streams – Daily Simple %inc statement needed.
%inc 'C:\Data\Conference_Paper\Automated SAS Code\Daily\Subcode_1.sas';
%inc "C:\Data\Conference_Paper\Automated SAS Code\Daily\Subcode_2.sas";
%inc "C:\Data\Conference_Paper\Automated SAS Code\Daily\Subcode_3.sas";
Simple %inc statement needed.
Can have multiple set up to run daily.
As long as main code is set up to run subcodes will also run.
NOTE: If your line of code contains a macro variable it will require double quotes.

13. SAS Job Streams – Weekly
%SYSFUNC – macro function that allows code to evaluate SAS functions
TODAY() – SAS function will return the value of today. If no format is specified it will show the number of days since January 1, 1960
WEEKDAY() – SAS function that outputs a value from 1 to 7 for the current day of week, e.g. 4 for Wednesday

14. SAS Job Streams – Monthly
Day()- SAS function that returns the day of the month.
Above code shows logic to kick off jobs on the 1st day of the month or the 26th day of the month.

15. Input Files Filename(fileref,file_name) data _null_; Fopen(fileref)
Finfo(varname,option)
Today()
%Macro CheckFile;
data _null_;
dummy=filename('fle',"C:\Data\Conference_Paper\test.txt");
fid=fopen('fle');
mdfy=finfo(fid,'Last Modified');
mdfydte=input(mdfy,datetime.);
today=today()*24*60*60;
if fid=0 then filesready=2;
else if mdfydte >= today then filesready=1;
else filesready=0;
call symput('filesready', filesready);
run;
%mend;

16. Input Files
&filesready
1=good
0=old
2=doesn’t exist

17. Input Files
&filesready
1=good
0=old
2=doesn’t exist

18. Automate s
SAS function FILENAME -allows SAS to send an electronically.
&syscc =0 if successful
&syscc =4 if there were warnings
&syscc all other values if errors.
creation of the &syscc_old macro variable allows jobs to continue running.

19. Automate s –Cont.
Within each code you can add to:, cc:, subject: and the attachment.
Put statements allow for further detail.

20. Automate Emails –Cont. Adjust config file
Config file is a text file named SASV9.CFG and will be saved in the same spot where SAS is installed
config might change depending on the server used on your computer.

21. Conclusion Improve Automated Processes by:
Kick off SAS using VB script and a task scheduler
Custom Log
Run Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Jobs
Check for input files
automation

22. Contact Information
Name: Lindsey Whiting Company: Kohler Co. City/State: Kohler, Wisconsin Phone: x

23. Contact Information
Name: Joey Kaiser Company: Kohler Co. City/State: Kohler, Wisconsin Phone: x