![You are under my command (prompt)](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2017/02/ProgrammingTips-4.png)
In his blog, Jared details the hoops one must jump through to convince SAS to run system shell commands (such as the X command and SYSTASK) from SAS Enterprise Guide. Here is the explanation: SAS Enterprise Guide is a client application, and SAS runs as a server application. When launched