Multi-Edit Lite for SAS(r)
is a collection of edit macros, templates, and other tools that allow
Multi-Edit Lite to become a "SAS(r)
IDE". If you have worked mainframes, UNIX and PC boxes, you've seen a lot of
editors. Most IDE's have pages of checkboxes to select optional behaviors, but
don't allow you to make your own tools that operate within the edit
environment. Multi-Edit Lite for SAS(r)
does! Multi-Edit Lite for SAS(r)
has the customization level beyond what you get from the ISPF or Unix shell
environment. This includes being able to create your own edit macros, menus,
tool bars, etc. With our tools you can increase your productivity. With a copy
of the SAS/PC you can develop, test, and fix at PC speeds, all locally.
Conversely you can still use the powerful editing features and upload/download
your work to the host.
Both ISPF Edit and VI have features that many programmers often overlook
(mask and line exclusion in ISPF, abbreviations and find-and-print in VI as
examples). These features or their functional equivalents are available in
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS(r).
The tools that come with MeLS(r) create
short-learning-curve access to these powers in ways specialized for the SAS(r)
language.
SAS(r) editors needs to be flexible, conform to you, not the other
way around. Although the grouping of the products features may seem
artificial, most tools can be accessed in a variety of ways. For instance you
can comment block a selected group of text by selecting a menu item, pressing
a tool bar button, or typing a template keyword (with persistent blocks on).
Please review all of the features to fully appreciate the power and plasticity
of our product.
