We are a month out from Analytics 2013 in London! I am already getting excited about the trip and am starting my list of what to pack (and where to go and what foods to eat and what pubs to visit — the list goes on!). As host of the […]
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Export and download any file from SAS Enterprise Guide
Last week I alluded to some very useful applications of the Copy Files task. This is one of them. Using the SAS programming language, you can manipulate data and create files of just about any size, shape, and format: Excel, PDF, CSV, RTF, and more. A challenge for SAS Enterprise […]
Special steps for installing the custom tasks that you download
Recent versions of SAS Enterprise Guide (version 5.1 and later) use Microsoft .NET 4.0, which enforces additional security requirements before running custom task DLLs that you download from the Web, including those that you download from support.sas.com. Because these task DLLs are downloaded from the (big and scary) Internet, the […]
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, […]
Visualizing NFL fans on a map, based on Facebook ‘like’ data
Are you an NFL fan, or curious about analyzing social media data? — Well, in either case, this blog’s for you! I recently read a fascinating Facebook article that included a U.S. county map showing which NFL (U.S. football) team had the most ‘likes’ i…
Countdown to the Analytics Conference in London – London Etiquette
In my last post, I promised to lift the lid on British etiquette in time for your visit to the Analytics conference. Well, I’m going to be a bit more specific and focus my insight on London Etiquette, primarily, Greetings and Tube Etiquette. Greeting…
Florence Nightingale and the Analytics Conference
This year we’re holding the first of our Analytics Series conferences in London, right by Waterloo Station. Not too far from the hotel is the Florence Nightingale Museum. Most of us (at least in Britain) know her well from school as ‘the La…
SAS Global Forum in cool and eclectic San Francisco
San Francisco! The Bay Area and Silicon Valley: innovation, the brightest minds, creating, inspiring new technology and style. This city is known for its healthy food choices. For example, I spotted a homeless man on my way from the Westin St. Franci…