In an earlier article (and the associated article on security) I extolled the virtues of SYSTASK for doing operating system activities in parallel. I gave an example that executed two gzip commands in parallel. But what would you do if you didn’t know …
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Updated Discussion Forums Arrive on Thursday
I’ve always suffered from a strong sense of deja vu. Never has the feeling been stronger than this week. This blog was started way back in 2007 to keep you posted on changes on support.sas.com. I remember writing a post one morning in October 2007 titl…
Is something missing or is it a ZERO?
As far as numbers go, the number zero is rather mysterious for data. Is it something or is it nothing?
What happens when you have missing data but enter 0?
This topic triggered an intriguing discussion in my recent Programming 2: Data Manipulat…
Credit default swap pricing by Proc FCMP
Sometimes I feel curious about how running a simple VBA macro in Excel could beat my 8-core desktop to indefinite waiting time with 100% CPU usage. On those occasions, I wish SAS could be a rescue, since I am more familiar and confident with SAS. The g…
Credit default swap pricing by PROC FCMP
Sometimes I feel curious about how running a simple VBA macro in Excel could beat my 8-core desktop to indefinite waiting time with 100% CPU usage. On those occasions, I wish SAS could be a rescue, since I am more familiar and confident with SAS. The g…
Credit default swap pricing by PROC FCMP
Sometimes I feel curious about how running a simple VBA macro in Excel could beat my 8-core desktop to indefinite waiting time with 100% CPU usage. On those occasions, I wish SAS could be a rescue, since I am more familiar and confident with SAS. The g…
What SAS administrators should know about libraries, metadata, and SAS Enterprise Guide
We sometimes take it for granted, but the concept of the “SAS library” is just about one of the most awesome aspects of The SAS System.
You can give your library a name (a library reference, or libref), tell the system how to get to your data (…
Is something missing or is it a ZERO?
As far as numbers go, the number zero is rather mysterious for data. Is it something or is it nothing? What happens when you have missing data but enter 0? This topic triggered an intriguing discussion in my recent Programming 2: Data Manipulation Tech…