I remember when I began learning how to program using SAS. One of my first tasks was to create a set of reports that listed the trouble tickets from the customer. This was before it was easy to get information from SAS to Excel and the goal was to …
NOTE: Seasonal Cycles and Date Increments (once more unto the breach)
I’ve posted a couple of articles recently about the INTNX and INTCK functions for dealing with date/time/datetime manipulation. Whilst researching these I stumbled across some related functions that I’d not heard of before. These functions manipulate d…
Using source control management with SAS Enterprise Guide
I work on a variety of projects at SAS, most of which require some level of team collaboration in source management systems. Due to the many technologies that we work with, SAS developers use different source management tools for different purposes. I’ve got projects in CVS, Subversion, and Git. When […]
DNN Error
I have been using DotNetNuke (DNN) A LOT recently. For building a web framework, it absolutely rocks and is very easy to use. It is also very popular (I think 800k sites and growing) so there are loads of add-ons, videos, help guides, etc. Plus, it is …
Will there be analytics for Frankenstorm?
“Frankenstorm” is what the U.S. National Weather Service is calling the combination of Hurricane Sandy, an early winter storm heading east, and a blast of arctic air from the North. SAS headquarters is located in the middle of the U.S. east c…
Breaking Through the Fog in Hamilton
Last week the Golden Horseshoe SAS User Group met in what can only be described as challenging weather conditions. The fog rolled in thick and deep last Thursday morning which didn’t bode well for having all of our attendees make it out to the me…