The SUBSTR function is a much-used function but can be frustrating when it issues an abrupt NOTE to the log when the string isn’t long enough to produce a result.
If the design of your code means that you’re happy to allow a null result from you…
Tag: syntax
NOTE: Better Access to SYSTASK and OS Commands in SAS 9.3
Back in June I extolled the virtues of the SYSTASK statement, but was frustrated by my inability to use it in certain circumstances. So I was very pleased to see Chris Hemedinger writing in his blog recently that the default ability to use SYSTASK (and…
NOTE: Better Access to SYSTASK and OS Commands in SAS 9.3
Back in June I extolled the virtues of the SYSTASK statement, but was frustrated by my inability to use it in certain circumstances. So I was very pleased to see Chris Hemedinger writing in his blog recently that the default ability to use SYSTASK (and…
The value of nohup
I spent the last week working on a single request from a governmental oversight agencies that monitors one of the many federal contracts we have. The request involved pulling all of the data from the last four year years that met a broad criteria before running a fairly complex analysis on it. The worst part […]
NOTE: SYSTASK With An Unknown Number of Calls
In an earlier article (and the associated article on security) I extolled the virtues of SYSTASK for doing operating system activities in parallel. I gave an example that executed two gzip commands in parallel. But what would you do if you didn’t know …
NOTE: SYSTASK With An Unknown Number of Calls
In an earlier article (and the associated article on security) I extolled the virtues of SYSTASK for doing operating system activities in parallel. I gave an example that executed two gzip commands in parallel. But what would you do if you didn’t know …
NOTE: SYSTASK Is Great, If You’re Allowed To Use It! (XCMD)
In my previous posting I featured the SYSTASK statement as a great means of executing operating system commands in parallel. Statements such as SYSTASK and CALL SYSTEM allow any operating system command to be executed and so they can be dangerous …
NOTE: SYSTASK Is Great, If You’re Allowed To Use It! (XCMD)
In my previous posting I featured the SYSTASK statement as a great means of executing operating system commands in parallel. Statements such as SYSTASK and CALL SYSTEM allow any operating system command to be executed and so they can be dangerous …