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Troubleshooting a web file upload

Functionality to upload files onto the SAS server (from 9.2 on) is available using stored processes and an html input type=”file”. I introduced this topic last year in my blog post using the SAS Stored Process Developer Guide sample. Of course, it is n…

Dynamic dashboard ranges – its all in the data

Business Problem: The traffic lighting (red/green/yellow) range is different for one group/category than the others but the indicator needs to include all group values. Recommendation: It’s all in the data. Here is an example. For the Candy_Sales_Summa…

Bad words in SAS – PG rating

Picture this – a student grabs the Programming 1 textbook, scans it quickly seemingly searching for something specific, and shakes his head indicating an unsuccessful search. He plants himself smack dab in the front row, looks me squarely in the eye,…

Jedi SAS Tricks: Free SAS Training (if you’re quick)

You may be wondering why I’ve been so quiet lately.  The answer is – I’ve been busy building SAS’ first instructor based asynchronous training class!  Our new “SAS® SQL2: Processing Data Efficiently in Real-World Scenarios” class runs for 5 week and…

10 tips for organizing your SAS Enterprise Guide projects

What is the best way to organize your SAS work in a SAS Enterprise Guide project?  There are no project templates or enforced structure, really, but isn’t there a best practice? I don’t have a single prescription for the best project organization.  I believe that it depends on the nature […]

Netflix streaming: Making every minute count

It turns out that I’m not receiving the maximum potential value from my Netflix streaming service.  Perhaps it’s because I place too much value on sleep. With my monthly subscription, I am permitted to view Netflix content 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  In my house I have […]

Choosing the Right Pumpkin

Contributed by Memsy Price, Product Marketing Manager, SAS  Here in North Carolina, October is a magical month. Temperatures and the humidity return to bearable levels and the landscape turns into a classic postcard image of autumn. One of my favorite…

Updating your global style

Every six months or so I try to find a recent picture that captures who I am and what I am feeling. Loading this into my various social/online profiles in Twitter, SAS Community, Forums, LinkedIn, corporate internal, Facebook etc then take me a bit of …