I was trying to run a manual SAS Metadata Server backup (OMABAKUP) on Windows 2008 R2 64 bit today. It failed! I run metadata backups many many times so I was sure all the normal prerequisites were in place but this was the first time I had run one on Windows 2008 R2 64 bit […]
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Easy way to UPCASE variable names of SAS dataset
option VALIDVARNAME=UPCASE;
Use trhe above option statement to upcase the variable name of the SAS dataset irrespective of type of variable in the dataset (character or numeric).
The following example shows how the option satte…
Proc Fcmp(2): a subroutine for Binomial-CRR model
Problems: Quote for six-month American style euro currency options on plain vanilla, Max[S-K,0]and 〖Max[S-K,0]〗^0.5. Exchange rate S_0=$1.3721 /euroSix-month continuously compounded inter-bank rates: r=0.4472%,r_f=1.2840%.Assumptions:The exchange r…
Parade Held in Montréal for the Business Analytics Forum!
OK, so that’s wishful thinking. The truth is that the Forum analytique d’affaires SAS de Montréal happened to coincide with the victory parade for the back to back champion Montréal Alouettes. They were wending their way through the heart of downto…
NOTE: I’ve won a prize!!
I’ve just been informed that I am one of the winners from day #1 of the SAS Professionals advent calendar. I’ve won a copy of the book Scoring Points! The book tells how two of the UK’s biggest SAS customers (Tesco supermarkets and Dunnhumby customer i…