from the blog "SAS Enterprise Guide for SAS programmers", I finally understood that Enterprise Guide fills a niche(or 2) - it's not a niche that those "SAS programmers" seek - - and this is not the only, but certainly the most important clarification I've gleaned in 2009 Those without personal legacy in SAS lose nothing in Enterprise Guide. Those who do have a legacy of "learning the interfaces to SAS before Enterprise Guide" find these legacies continue to provide value and need to discover how Enterprise Guide can add value for them (including me!). Still learning SAS after 30 years. PeterC