Tag: 64 bit

Support for SAS on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Microsoft Windows 8 has been with us for a year, and its first major update — Windows 8.1 — has just arrived. So how does SAS support these Windows 8 platforms? The answer can be found on support.sas.com in SAS Note 46876. I’ll summarize it here: SAS 9.3 and SAS […]

My favorite SAS tips and tools from 2012

Many of my blogging colleagues are taking this week to reflect on their top posts in 2012. Some are using the visitor statistics to rank the posts, but as Andy Ratcliffe points out, that gives short-shrift to the late-season articles. This year, I’m going to use this space to recap […]

Query the Windows registry within your SAS program

On the SAS-L mailing list, a participant posed this question (paraphrased): How can I tell which date format my Windows session is using: European format (with day first) versus USA format (with month first)? I’m reading in output from a Windows file listing, and need to know how to interpret […]

The top gotchas when moving to 64-bit SAS for Windows

Many SAS customers are quickly adopting 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows, and they are pleased-as-punch when they find a 64-bit version of SAS to run on it. They waste no time in deploying the new version, only to find that a few things don’t work quite the same as they […]

Myths about 64-bit computing on Windows

When I first joined SAS in 1993, we were gliding into the golden age of 32-bit computing on the PC. Microsoft offered a new extension to Microsoft Windows 3.1 called Win32s, and it allowed 32-bit applications to run on the Windows operating system. SAS Version 6.10 for Windows was one […]

Are 64-bit client applications twice as good as 32-bit applications?

In September 2010, I questioned whether you should care about native 64-bit client applications (or the lack thereof). At the time, SAS did not have a 64-bit version of SAS Enterprise Guide or SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office. A skeptical reader might assume that I was just trying to make […]

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 n…

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…