In an earlier post I mentioned that I would jot down a few notes about my experiences with SAS® software and Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA). This is the first of these posts and concerns the initial configuration. Chances are, if you knew…
Reading your mind: Writing SAS code in the new Enterprise Guide editor
I taught my first SAS Enterprise Guide course more than 10 years ago using version 1.2. At that time, I would estimate 95% of my students did not know how to write SAS code and had no desire to learn the syntax! They just wanted to take advantage o…
SAS Enterprise Guide: Quick Tip for Selecting Text in Columns
Earlier in the week I discussed how I used Google Analytics to help me discover topics of the most interest. SAS Enterprise Guide was a popular topic, so here’s a quick tip that I like to use when working with text in columns. Moving Text around in SAS Enterprise Guide When it comes to data entry, I can assure you that I put the “Z” in lazzzzzzzzzzzzzy. Blech, I hate it more than pie charts. It’s the first thing I’ll have my home robot do when they finally become as normal as a refrigerator. So here’s a tip to save you some keystrokes. When you copy text in SAS EG, you generally have to copy entire rows, but sometimes you just need a list of variable names or the variable values. When you need to copy a column of data, do the following: Hold the ALT key while clicking and dragging to select the column. The column turns blue so you know it works. Press Ctrl+C to copy the column. Click where you want to place the text and press Ctrl+V to paste it. Then you can make any edits you desire. Applying this Trick Other Areas You can […]
6 ways to count odd numbers in SAS/IML
SAS/IML has a number of vector-wise subscripts/operators/functions available, which can make many things easy. A cheat sheet about them can be found at Rick Wicklin’s blog.
To try out those wonderful features( and their combinations?), I designed a…
Splitting hairs among the ranks
This morning I logged onto my e-mail at 6:45 AM to learn that SAS was ranked as the No. 3 Best Company to Work For. No. 3 is not as high as No. 1. But it’s very, very close. Perhaps even barely distinguishable, in the larger scheme of things. I […]
How to Define a Custom Sort Order for Use in Tables in a SAS® Web Report Studio Report
How to Define a Custom Sort Order for Use in Tables in a SAS® Web Report Studio Report