If you’re a software developer, you’re probably already familiar with these terms: I18N and L10N. Internationalization (I + 18 letters + N = I18N) The discipline of preparing your software to run correctly in different languages with different culture settings. For example, the software must be able to accommodate multibyte […]
Tag: SAS Enterprise Guide
Through the years: SAS Enterprise Guide versions
Last week Rick Wicklin posted a nifty chart that shows the timeline of SAS releases since Version 8. A few of you asked if I could post a similar chart for SAS Enterprise Guide. Here it is. Like Rick, I used new features in SAS 9.4 to produce this chart […]
SAS Enterprise Guide versions and SAS 9.4: what’s supported
With the release of SAS 9.4 (which included SAS/STAT 12.3 and SAS Enterprise Guide 6.1), you might seriously consider hiring a Chief Versions Officer (CVO). Fortunately, most of the recent versions of SAS Enterprise Guide work with the different recent versions of SAS, so you have some flexibility as you […]
Building an SQL subquery in SAS Enterprise Guide
Many SAS Enterprise Guide users practically live in the Query Builder. For those who understand their data tables, the Query Builder provides a tremendous amount of flexibility to pull and manipulate data. The Query Builder produces SQL programs behind the scenes, which translates well for database-centric work. Sometimes a complex […]
An FTP-style task in SAS Enterprise Guide: user-driven fixes
A few months ago I released the Copy Files task for use with SAS Enterprise Guide. The task allows you to transfer any files between your PC and a SAS Workspace session, much like an FTP process. It doesn’t rely on FTP though; it uses a combination of SAS code, […]
SAS Enterprise Guide: for all of the hats that you wear, you’re covered
Even though it’s been around for well over a decade, SAS Enterprise Guide was still a hot topic among attendees at SAS Global Forum this year. In the Technology Connection — the big session on Monday morning — SAS R&D staff used the conference agenda content to demonstrate the power […]
Two tips for importing and exporting data between SAS Enterprise Guide and Microsoft Excel
In his first SAS® Enterprise Guide® Tip, instructor David Ghan teaches how to import and combine data from multiple Microsoft Excel sheets. Then, in his second tip, he shows the alternative approach – how to export groups of data to separate sheets…
Reading ‘Custom Tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide Using Microsoft .NET’
Chris Hemedinger’s new book Custom Tasks for SAS® Enterprise Guide® Using Microsoft .NET was recently released. If you have an idea for a really useful additional task you’d like to build for SAS Enterprise Guide, I strongly encou…