We sometimes take it for granted, but the concept of the “SAS library” is just about one of the most awesome aspects of The SAS System.
You can give your library a name (a library reference, or libref), tell the system how to get to your data (…
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What SAS administrators should know about libraries, metadata, and SAS Enterprise Guide
We sometimes take it for granted, but the concept of the “SAS library” is just about one of the most awesome aspects of The SAS System. You can give your library a name (a library reference, or libref), tell the system how to get to your data (options …
Top 10 head scratchers for DATA step programmers
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…