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EBCDIC collating sequence
an ordering of characters that follows the order in the Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) character coding scheme. SAS uses the same collating sequence as its host operating environment. See also ASCII collating sequence.
encoding
a set of characters ( letters , logograms, digits, punctuation, symbols, control characters, and so on) that have been mapped to numeric values (called code points) that can be used by computers. The code points are assigned to the characters in the character set by applying an encoding method. Some examples of encodings are wlatin1, wcyrillic, and shift-jis.
encoding method
a set of rules that are used to map characters (letters, logograms, digits, punctuation, symbols, control characters, and so on) to numeric values. Some examples of encoding methods are ASCII, EBCDIC, EUC, and PCMS.
engine
a component of SAS software that reads from or writes to a file. Each engine enables SAS to access files that are in a particular file format. There are several types of engines. See also interface engine, library engine, native engine, view engine.
Enhanced Editor
an ASCII text editor that provides features such as color coding and code sections to help SAS users write and debug SAS programs. The Enhanced Editor also provides familiar features of the SAS Program Editor.
entry type
a characteristic of a SAS catalog entry that identifies the catalog entry s structure and attributes to SAS. When you create an entry, SAS automatically assigns the entry type as part of the name . See also SAS catalog entry.
environment variable
under Windows, a variable that equates one character string to another by using the SAS system option SET, the Windows SET command, or the Windows System Properties dialog box. SAS environment variables cannot be accessed by other Windows applications. By contrast, Windows environment variables can be accessed by all Windows applications.
error message
a message in the SAS log or Message window that indicates that SAS was not able to continue processing the program.
extended memory
See extended server memory.
extended server memory
on a server that is running a 32-bit operating system, the part of main memory that exceeds the 4 gigabytes of conventional memory. See also conventional memory.
external file
a file that is created and maintained by a host operating system or by another vendor s software application. SAS can read data from and route output to external files. External files can contain raw data, SAS programming statements, procedure output, or output that was created by the PUT statement. A SAS data set is not an external file. See also fileref (file reference).



SAS 9.1 Companion for Windows
SAS 9.1 Companion for Windows (2 Volumes)
ISBN: 1590472004
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 187

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