When I encounter an ERROR, WARNING, or NOTE in my SAS log that I don’t understand, my first recourse is to ask my friend (we’ll call him “Google”) what it could mean. I copy the entire message (or at least 5 or 6 consecutive words from it) into t…
Tag: SAS support
Putting the squeeze on your SAS data sets
I’ve known several people who were raised during the Great Depression, and I’ve observed that they are very mindful of waste. My wife’s grandmother used to save plastic bags, twist ties, and relatively clean alumninum foil for potential reuse in …
New Goodies for SAS Programmers: View it now
Millions of Americans will be gathering around the television this Sunday to watch Super Bowl XLV. They’ll gather in bars and private homes, prepare billions of calories worth of snacks, and root for their favorite teams.
But if you’re looking f…
Operators were standing by
Last week I presented a SAS Talks session for SAS programmers using SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3. It was well attended, which pleased me. You never know how it’s going to go with a webinar. People register and sign in, but they are at their desks i…
Upcoming SAS Talks session for SAS programmers
I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be presenting another SAS Talks session on January 27th, 2010 (this month!).
This talk will focus on the cool stuff in SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3, especially for the SAS programmer. Here’s some of what you’ll le…
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…