The SAS Special Submit is a useful hot key assignment that streamlines SAS usage. Any SAS user who is not a masochist will love this hotkey assignment as they have loved no other.

Those who are familiar with SAS know that the 'log' and 'output' windows do not clear automatically at any point during a session. Much of the time, the information that builds up in these windows clutters things and interferes with work. Debugging via examination of the 'log' window in particular becomes a headache.

The following snippet, when entered in as a hot-key value, provides the SAS user with a quick, efficient, painless way to submit code:

log; clear; output; clear; wpgm; sub; log; top;

The above clears the log window, clears the output window, submits the code in the editor window, and then brings the log window (which now contains only information relevant to the most recent submission) into view. All this with a single keystroke.