In SAS Studio, is it possible to save a snippet of code, such as a header, as an abbreviation so you can pull-up the code in future programs without having to type the whole thing in again? This can be achieved is SAS EG by selecting "Program > Add Abbreviation Macro", does SAS Studio have a similar option?
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1Hmm, no idea. If you don't get an answer here, try on communities.sas.com in the appropriate community; you might get a dev response there (especially if it's either possible, but hidden, or if it's in development). – Joe Jun 21 '17 at 14:15
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And if it doesn't exist you can add it to the ideas for developers and people can vote on that feature. – Reeza Jun 21 '17 at 19:35
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The Snippet functionality is available in SAS Studio from version 3.1 on-wards.
Full details are on SAS support site here. To create your own snippet:
- Open your .sas file in SAS Studio and select the code that you want to save as a snippet.
- On the Code tab, click Add to My Snippets button. The Add to My Snippets dialog box appears.
- Enter a name for the snippet and click Save.
This snippet is now available from the My Snippets folder.

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