As I write this, SAS 9.3 has not yet been “shipped”, but its release is imminent. I’ve already heard many questions about how SAS Enterprise Guide works with the new version, so I decided to write this “Frequently-soon-to-be-asked questions” document t…
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Dear Miss SAS Answers: Help me see my ODS output
Dear Miss SAS Answers,
I have a problem getting PDF, HTML, and RTF output from the Output Delivery System (ODS). It asks me to connect to a remote browser. When I try that, I have a connection failure. I am using Base SAS 9.2 software. What a…
Dear Miss SAS Answers: Help me see my ODS output
Dear Miss SAS Answers, I have a problem getting PDF, HTML, and RTF output from the Output Delivery System (ODS). It asks me to connect to a remote browser. When I try that, I have a connection failure. I am using Base SAS 9.2 software. What am I doing …
64-bit SAS –Are you being served?
Last night I had a phone conversation with a car rental customer service rep (CSR) which went somewhat like this: Me – Hi, I’d like to rent a compact car for this Saturday in Toronto. CSR- Your name? Me- Do you have a car available? CSR-I need your n…
Are you too good for code reviews?
The recent issue of InformationWeek features a Q&A session with Ken Thompson, one of the creators of the Unix operating system. (He collaborated with Dennis Ritchie, of C language fame. Since much of SAS is written in C, I daresay there are a fe…
Using SAS/IML for high performance VaR backtesting
Thanks to Rick’s new book about SAS/IML, I realized that SAS/IML is far beyond PROC IML, and recently it added an advanced IML language called IMLPlus that enjoys many new features. I also start to play with SAS/IML Studio, an IDE exclusively for I…
Using SAS/IML for high performance VaR backtesting
Thanks to Rick’s new book about SAS/IML, I realized that SAS/IML is far beyond PROC IML, and recently it added an advanced IML language called IMLPlus that enjoys many new features. I also start to play with SAS/IML Studio, an IDE exclusively for I…
Using SAS/IML for high performance VaR backtesting
Thanks to Rick’s new book about SAS/IML, I realized that SAS/IML is far beyond PROC IML, and recently it added an advanced IML language called IMLPlus that enjoys many new features. I also start to play with SAS/IML Studio, an IDE exclusively for I…