Tag: SAS Enterprise Guide

In-your-face SETINIT warnings, at a desktop near you

I connect to more SAS server environments than your average SAS user. In a given week, I probably run SAS Enterprise Guide connecting to at least five different Windows-based servers, a few Unix-based servers, and maybe even a z/OS machine as wel…

Look before you buy: peek at your data details before opening

Are you afraid of big commitments? Do you like to shop around thoroughly before making a purchase decision? I can’t help you with most of Life’s Big Choices, but I can help you in one way: I can show you how to learn more about your data set bef…

Found some SAS Enterprise Guide Custom Task development resources

I just saw an interesting SAS Discussion Forum thread relating to the development of custom tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2 & 4.3. Chris@SAS posted a reply containing a number of links to resources. Looks like a very useful list so I’m filing it away in case I have a need to do any custom […]

SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1: it’s not dead yet

Are you up to date on your hotfixes for SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1? If you’re not certain of the answer, you’ll find out next week when you might see this message appear:
This version of SAS Enterprise Guide will expire on December 1st, 2010.
If yo…

SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3 Tutorials in your language

We’ve just pushed out the localized versions of the Getting Started with SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3 tutorial. This is the tutorial that you’ll see when you select Help->Getting Started Tutorial from within SAS Enterprise Guide.

Here is a list of t…

PROC REPORT versus TABULATE: two SAS heavyweights

The question came up on the SAS Enterprise Guide discussion forum: which do you prefer, List Report Wizard (PROC REPORT) or Summary Tables (PROC TABULATE)?

And as with most SAS-related questions, the proper response is: “it depends.” If you put …