With SAS® 9.3 the SAS code for a Stored Process can be located in metadata rather than located the file system (as was required with earlier versions). I had often wondered whether this meant the SAS code was really in metadata or whether it appea…
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Controlling access to custom tasks in SAS Enterprise Guide
I’ve bragged about how easy it is to install custom tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide. It’s simple: you copy the .NET assembly (usually a single DLL file) into one of the designated folders in your SAS Enterprise Guide installation, and your task just shows up in the menu. Since I […]
NOTE: The OPEN Function (getting data set information in macros)
There are a number of ways of accessing the content of SAS data sets. DATA steps and PROCs are two obvious means. Another method is to use the DATA step’s OPEN function.
Let’s start with some basics. Here’s a DATA step that is able to establish whethe…
Get Started with SAS Tagsets.ExcelXP
Hate it or not (Yes I do), SAS programmers can’t just get rid of Microsoft Office Excel in their life. Now my turn (with Tagsets.ExcelXP, I can at least get rid of DDE)… 0. SAS Templates window A visual way to browse all ODS templates is to use windows command “ODSTEMPLATES” to invoke a SAS […]
My favorite SAS tips and tools from 2012
Many of my blogging colleagues are taking this week to reflect on their top posts in 2012. Some are using the visitor statistics to rank the posts, but as Andy Ratcliffe points out, that gives short-shrift to the late-season articles. This year, I’m going to use this space to recap […]
Using statistics to help you… get dressed
In the spirit of the new year – the International Year of Statistics – I thought I’d share some different ways to use statistics. Can statistics help you in your everyday life? Certainly! And here’s an example to prove it… Let’s say you ha…
A New Year’s surprise
Look at what arrived in the mail room this morning!
Of course, I was expecting it sometime in January…but not first thing! Here’s to early deliveries…perhaps this will set the tone for all of my projects in the new year.
tags: SAS custom tasks, s…
Year in Review: Top Posts for BI Notes Blog 2012
As the new year begins, I am reviewing the 2012 results for this blog and trying to determine what direction I need to set. As Greg Ng suggests in his post 2013 Goals. Not Resolutions., I want to keep my attention on the goals that help me stay focus…