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SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts, Third Edition, Volumes 1 and 2

ISBN: 1590478401
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 258

Authors: SAS Publishing

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference-Concepts
• Part 1: Windowing Environment Concepts
• Chapter 1: Essential Concepts of Base SAS Software
• Overview of Base SAS Software
• Components of the SAS Language
• Ways to Run Your SAS Session
• Customizing Your SAS Session
• Conceptual Information about Base SAS Software
• Chapter 2: SAS Processing
• Types of Input to a SAS Program
• The DATA Step
• The PROC Step
• Chapter 3: Rules for Words and Names in the SAS Language
• Names in the SAS Language
• Chapter 4: SAS Language Elements
• Data Set Options
• Formats and Informats
• Functions and CALL Routines
• ARM Macros
• Statements
• SAS System Options
• Chapter 5: SAS Variables
• SAS Variable Attributes
• Ways to Create Variables
• Variable Type Conversions
• Aligning Variable Values
• Automatic Variables
• SAS Variable Lists
• Dropping, Keeping, and Renaming Variables
• Numeric Precision in SAS Software
• Chapter 6: Missing Values
• Special Missing Values
• Order of Missing Values
• When Variable Values Are Automatically Set to Missing by SAS
• When Missing Values Are Generated by SAS
• Working with Missing Values
• Chapter 7: Expressions
• Examples of SAS Expressions
• SAS Constants in Expressions
• SAS Variables in Expressions
• SAS Functions in Expressions
• SAS Operators in Expressions
• Chapter 8: Dates, Times, and Intervals
• About Date and Time Intervals
• Chapter 9: Error Processing and Debugging
• Error Processing in SAS
• Debugging Logic Errors in the DATA Step
• Chapter 10: SAS Output
• Routing SAS Output
• The SAS Log
• Traditional SAS Listing Output
• Changing the Destination of the Log and the Output
• Output Delivery System
• Customized ODS Output
• Summary of ODS
• Chapter 11: BY-Group Processing in SAS Programs
• References for BY-Group Processing
• Chapter 12: WHERE-Expression Processing
• Where to Use a WHERE Expression
• Syntax of WHERE Expression
• Combining Expressions by Using Logical Operators
• Constructing Efficient WHERE Expressions
• Processing a Segment of Data That Is Conditionally Selected
• Deciding Whether to Use a WHERE Expression or a Subsetting IF Statement
• Chapter 13: Optimizing System Performance
• Collecting and Interpreting Performance Statistics
• Techniques for Optimizing IO
• Techniques for Optimizing Memory Usage
• Techniques for Optimizing CPU Performance
• Calculating Data Set Size
• Chapter 14: Support for Parallel Processing
• Threaded IO
• Threaded Application Processing
• Chapter 15: Monitoring Performance Using Application Response Measurement (ARM)
• How Does ARM Work?
• Will ARM Affect an Application s Performance?
• Using the ARM Interface
• Examples of Gathering Performance Data
• Chapter 16: The SAS Registry
• Managing the SAS Registry
• Configuring Your Registry
• Chapter 17: Printing with SAS
• Managing Printing Tasks with the Universal Printing User Interface
• Configuring Universal Printing with Programming Statements
• Forms Printing
• Part 2: Windowing Environment Concepts
• Chapter 18: Introduction to the SAS Windowing Environment
• Main Windows of the SAS Windowing Environment
• Chapter 19: Managing Your Data in the SAS Windowing Environment
• Copying and Viewing Files in a Data Library
• Using the Workspace to Manipulate Data in a Data Set
• Importing and Exporting Data
• Part 3: DATA Step Concepts
• Chapter 20: DATA Step Processing
• Overview of DATA Step Processing
• Processing a DATA Step: A Walkthrough
• About DATA Step Execution
• About Creating a SAS Data Set with a DATA Step
• Writing a Report with a DATA Step
• The DATA Step and ODS
• Chapter 21: Reading Raw Data
• Ways to Read Raw Data
• Kinds of Data
• Sources of Raw Data
• Reading Raw Data with the INPUT Statement
• How SAS Handles Invalid Data
• Reading Missing Values in Raw Data
• Reading Binary Data
• Reading Column-Binary Data
• Chapter 22: BY-Group Processing in the DATA Step
• Syntax for BY-Group Processing
• Understanding BY Groups
• Invoking BY-Group Processing
• Determining Whether the Data Requires Preprocessing for BY-Group Processing
• Preprocessing Input Data for BY-Group Processing
• How the DATA Step Identifies BY Groups
• Processing BY-Groups in the DATA Step
• Chapter 23: Reading, Combining, and Modifying SAS Data Sets
• Overview of Tools
• Reading SAS Data Sets
• Combining SAS Data Sets: Basic Concepts
• Combining SAS Data Sets: Methods
• Error Checking When Using Indexes to Randomly Access or Update Data
• Chapter 24: Using DATA Step Component Objects
• Using the Hash Object
• Using the Hash Iterator Object
• Chapter 25: Array Processing
• A Conceptual View of Arrays
• Syntax for Defining and Referencing an Array
• Processing Simple Arrays
• Variations on Basic Array Processing
• Multidimensional Arrays: Creating and Processing
• Specifying Array Bounds
• Examples of Array Processing
• Part 4: SAS Files Concepts
• Chapter 26: SAS Data Libraries
• Library Engines
• Library Names
• Library Concatenation
• Permanent and Temporary Libraries
• SAS System Libraries
• Sequential Data Libraries
• Tools for Managing Libraries
• Chapter 27: SAS Data Sets
• Descriptor Information for a SAS Data Set
• Data Set Names
• Special SAS Data Sets
• Sorted Data Sets
• Tools for Managing Data Sets
• Viewing and Editing SAS Data Sets
• Chapter 28: SAS Data Files
• Differences between Data Files and Data Views
• Understanding an Audit Trail
• Understanding Generation Data Sets
• Understanding Integrity Constraints
• Understanding SAS Indexes
• Compressing Data Files
• Chapter 29: SAS Data Views
• Benefits of Using SAS Data Views
• When to Use SAS Data Views
• DATA Step Views
• PROC SQL Views
• Comparing DATA Step and PROC SQL Views
• SASACCESS Views
• Chapter 30: Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs
• Uses for Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs
• Restrictions and Requirements for Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs
• How SAS Processes Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs
• Creating a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program
• Executing a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program
• Differences between Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs and DATA Step Views
• Examples of DATA Step Programs
• Chapter 31: DICTIONARY Tables
• How to View DICTIONARY Tables
• Chapter 32: SAS Catalogs
• SAS Catalog Names
• Tools for Managing SAS Catalogs
• Profile Catalog
• Catalog Concatenation
• Chapter 33: About SASACCESS Software
• Dynamic LIBNAME Engine
• SQL Procedure Pass-Through Facility
• ACCESS Procedure and Interface View Engine
• DBLOAD Procedure
• Interface DATA Step Engine
• Chapter 34: Processing Data Using Cross-Environment Data Access (CEDA)
• Advantages of CEDA
• SAS File Processing with CEDA
• Processing a File with CEDA
• Alternatives to Using CEDA
• Creating New Files in a Foreign Data Representation
• Examples of Using CEDA
• Chapter 35: SAS 9.1 Compatibility with SAS Files From Earlier Releases
• Comparing SAS System 9 to Earlier Releases
• Using SAS Library Engines
• Chapter 36: File Protection
• Assigning Passwords
• Removing or Changing Passwords
• Using Password-Protected SAS Files in DATA and PROC Steps
• How SAS Handles Incorrect Passwords
• Assigning Complete Protection with the PWData Set Option
• Using Passwords with Views
• SAS Data File Encryption
• Chapter 37: SAS Engines
• Specifying an Engine
• How Engines Work with SAS Files
• Engine Characteristics
• About Library Engines
• Special-Purpose Engines
• Chapter 38: SAS File Management
• Moving SAS Files Between Operating Environments
• Repairing Damaged SAS Files
• Chapter 39: External Files
• Referencing External Files Directly
• Referencing External Files Indirectly
• Referencing Many External Files Efficiently
• Referencing External Files with Other Access Methods
• Working with External Files
• Part 5: Industry Protocols Used in SAS
• Chapter 40: The SMTP E-Mail Interface
• System Options That Control SMTP E-Mail
• Statements That Control SMTP E-mail
• Chapter 41: Universal Unique Identifiers
• Using SAS Language Elements to Assign UUIDs
• Part 6: Appendices
• Appendix 1: Recommended Reading
• Index
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P
• Index_Q
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• Index_X
• Index_Y
• Index_Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Outputs