This is a follow-up to my prior post on Getting SAS® Software running on Arch Linux 64-bit. In my quest for a new Linux distro the next stop was CrunchBang Linux. I like the look of CrunchBang because it’s lightweight, based on Debian, and u…
Category: SAS
NOTE: Present Thinking
Christmas approaches, I’ve opened 18 windows in the SAS Professionals advent calendar (without winning anything, yet), written most of my Christmas cards, and my mind is firmly focused on the remaining Christmas shopping. However, I’ve allowed my min…
Using SAS to access data stored on Dropbox
I used “Dropbox” in the title for this post, but these techniques can be used for other cloud-based file sharing services, such as GitHub and Google Drive. Using PROC HTTP, you can easily access any “cloud-based” file as long as you have a public link to reach it. I’m a […]
SAS Stored Process: Debugging from the URL
Here’s an excerpt from “The 50 Keys to Learning SAS Stored Processes” book, which is 20% off until Dec 31. When Bad Things Happen to Good Stored Processes When the stored process fails, a standard error message appears with a button…
Santa’s information dashboard
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the world … dot-matrix printers were humming as Santa’s naughty/nice list was unfurled… Can you imagine what it must have been like years ago when Santa had to maintain his naughty/nice list by hand,…
How to make better data-based decisions
Many companies are stressing the use of analytics and have a desire to make data-based decisions. But what kind of training should one take to enhance their abilities to meet this broad objective? Certainly some advanced training on statistical techniq…
Testing Direct Access to SAS Metadata Bound Libraries and Tables
A little while ago, as part of the work on our recent Metacoda Plug-ins 3.0 R2 release, I used SAS® 9.3 M2 to set up a metadata bound library by following the useful instructions in the Setting Up a Metadata-Bound Library section of the SAS® …
NOTE: Calling Stored Processes from SAS Code (PROC STP)
Stored Processes. Brilliant. An excellent (and easy) means of packaging your SAS code and making it available in parameter-driven form through Enterprise Guide, Microsoft Office applications (through the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office), Information Ma…