Do you periodically delete unneeded global macro variables? You should! Deleting macro variables releases memory and keeps your symbol table clean. Learn how the macro language statement that deletes global macro variables and about the %DELETEALL st…
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When a variable is not a variable
SAS variables are variables in the statistics sense, not the computer programming sense. SAS has what many computer languages call “variables,” it just calls them “macro variables.” Knowing the difference between SAS variables and SAS macro variables…
Jedi @ SASGF: Working with Big Data in SAS
The SAS Jedi Mark Jordan presents his SAS Global Forum 2018 paper “Working with Big Data in SAS”
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Demystifying certification (Part 3): To the finish
Want to see my newly minted certified professional badge? Scroll down to take a peek. Yes, I managed to successfully complete the Base SAS Programmer certification exam… with, ahem, flying colors I might add. Here are my tips to tackle the Base SAS cer…
Demystifying SAS Certification (Part 2): Write it down
Do you know what the #1 fear in North America is? Most people say fear of public speaking or fear of death, but you may just want to consider this new fear upping the charts – the fear of writing a SAS Certification exam! The real test begins before ev…
Demystifying SAS certification – Week 1
Well! I did it! I conducted a workshop for internal SAS employees wishing to take SAS certification. The workshop was to help them understand the following: SAS Certification overview Exam preparation Website Content Exam pass score Sample questions St…
How to secure your REST API credentials in SAS programs
I’ve used SAS with a bunch of different REST APIs: GitHub, Brightcove, Google Analytics, Lithium, LinkedIn, and more. For most of these I have to send user/password or “secret” application tokens to the web service so that it knows who I am and what data I can retrieve. I do […]
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How to list your mapped drives in a SAS program
If you work in a team environment, you might be accustomed to using mapped network drives for source data folders or to publish results. If you’ve recently moved to a SAS server environment, you might not have those mapped drives available. How can you tell? This question was posted on […]
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