Index_M

M

machine precision constants 464

macro facility

DATA step debugger with 1662

macro functions, DATA step functions within 256

macro variables 393, 403

assigning DATA step data 403

linking SAS data set variables 393, 403

returning during DATA step 844

macros 786

as debugging tools 1662

customized debugging commands with 1662

debugging a DATA step generated by 1663

returning values from 786

MAD function 642

many-one t-statistics, Dunnett s one-sided test 726

many-one t-statistics, Dunnett s two-sided test 727

maps

location to search for 1549

MAPS= system option 1549

margins

bottom margin size 1479

margins, for printed output

top margin 1615

margins, printed output

left margin 1543

right margin 1591

master files, updating 1414

match-merge 1305

matching access 1310

matching words 827

MAX function 643

maximum values, returning 643

MDY function 644

MEAN function 645

means

multiple comparisons of 724, 730

MEDIAN function 646

memory

freeing memory allocated by RX functions and CALL routines 387

SORT procedure 1602

specifying limits for 1606

memory address of variables 295

memory addresses, storing contents of 708

as character variables 709

as numeric variables 708

MENU= argument, WINDOW statement 1426

menus

SOLUTIONS choice 1600

MERGE processing, without BY statement 1550

MERGE statement 1304

compared to UPDATE statement 1416

transcoded variables with 1111

MERGENOBY system option 1550

merging observations 1402

messages

writing to log 1371

messages, level of detail 1567

messages, news file for writing to SAS log 1569

messages, printing to SAS log 1588

METAAUTORESOURCES= system option 1551

METACONNECT= system option 1552

Metadata Server

default values for logging in 1552

encryption 1554, 1555

user profiles 1559

metadata user profiles

named connection 1552

METAENCRYPTALG= system option 1554

METAENCRYPTLEVEL= system option 1555

METAID= system option 1556

METAPASS= system option 1557

METAPORT= system option 1558

METAPROFILE= system option 1559

METAPROTOCOL= system option 1560

METAREPOSITORY= system option 1561

METASERVER= system option 1562

METAUSER= system option 1563

metrics

in ARM macros 1059

MGET option

FILENAME statement, FTP access method 1193

MIN function 647

minimum values, returning 647

MINUTE function 647

missing expressions 584, 586

MISSING function 648

missing records, input 1302

MISSING statement 1306

MISSING= system option 1565

compared to MISSING statement 1306

missing values 664

assigning to specified variables 347

input 1306

list input 1235

MISSING statement 1306

number of 664

reading external files 1235

returning a value for 648

substitute characters for 1306, 1565

MISSOVER option

INFILE statement 1226, 1235

MMDDYYw. format 164

MMDDYYw. informat 992

MMDDYYxw. format 165

MMSSw.d format 167

MMYYw. format 168

MMYYxw. format 170

MOD argument

FILENAME statement, CATALOG access 1177

MOD function 650

MOD option

FILE statement 1160

modified list input 1269

formatted input vs. 1270

reading delimited data 1272

modified list output 1366

vs. formatted output 1366

writing values with : 1368

writing values with ~ 1368

MODIFY statement 1307

comparisons 1314

data set options with 1314

details 1310

direct access by indexed values 1311

direct access by observation number 1311

duplicate BY values 1310

duplicate index values 1311, 1320

examples 1315

I/O control 1322

in DATA step 1312

_IORC_ automatic variable 1312

matching access 1310

SAS/SHARE environment 1314

sequential access 1312

SYSRC autocall macro 1312

MODULEIN function 653

CALL MODULE routine and 350

MODULEN function 653

CALL MODULE routine and

modulus 650

MODZ function 654

MONNAMEw. format 171

MONTH function 656

MONTHw. format 172

MONYYw. format 173

MONYYw. informat 993

MOPEN function 656

MORT function 659

MPROMPT option

FILENAME statement, FTP access method 1193

MSECw. informat 995

_MSG_ SAS variable, WINDOW statement 1431

$MSGCASEw. format 100

MSGLEVEL= system option 1567

MULTENVAPPL system option 1568

multipliers 604