SAS author's tip: debugging with the LIST option

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|May 18, 2012

This week’s tip comes from SAS powerhouse Art Carpenter and his book Carpenter’s Complete Guide to the SAS REPORT Procedure. SAS user Kim LeBouton called this book “the single best resource for PROC REPORT.” And in his review, SAS user Charles Patridge said “This is a must-have book if you are a SAS [...]

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Bookstore reports from SAS Global Forum: day one

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 24, 2012

Resourceful Publications colleagues shared highlights of day one at SAS Global Forum. SAS documentation, Kindle Fire surveys, SAS students, preview copies, and high-performance analytics top the list: Sean Gargan – Director, SAS Publishing Monday morning musing from the Bookstore at SAS Global Forum… I had the good fortune to meet three enterprising [...]

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SAS author's tip: a short-cut for requesting multiple tables

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 23, 2012

Ron Cody is the author of several bestselling SAS books, including his latest SAS Statistics by Example. He’s also one of the most highly regarded SAS experts anywhere. One could even make the case that Ron has achieved somewhat of a cult status within the SAS user community. Whether you’ve gotten a chance to meet Ron [...]

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PROC REPORT formatting tips

Lisa Fine
Lisa Fine|April 13, 2012

I’m a SAS user in the Pharmaceutical industry. I switched to the Pharmaceutical industry (from Marketing Research) four years ago and had a lot to learn! I started my new endeavor by purchasing some excellent SAS books, joining my local SAS user group, attending conferences (Michigan SAS User Group, PharmaSUG, [...]

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SAS author's tip: Help from the DESCRIBE TABLE statement

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 6, 2012

The first line of this week’s SAS tip grabs your attention, “PROC SQL provides a helpful (though potentially dangerous) tool in the form of the DESCRIBE TABLE statement.” SAS author, consultant, and member of the SAS-L Hall of Fame Howard Schreier included this intriguing statement in his book PROC SQL by Example: Using [...]

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How long have you been using?

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|April 3, 2012

Do you enjoy recalling your first SAS encounter almost as much as a first date? If so, you’re not alone.  Before picking up the phone to call me, however, consider eavesdropping on some recent SAS users’ conversations—and then share your own story. Last week, members of our Fans of SAS Books [...]

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SAS eBooks: How are YOU reading them?

Julie Platt
Julie Platt|March 14, 2012

In a recent blog post, we received a comment that, while the Kindle was a favorite eReading device, it wasn’t the choice for technical material. Honestly, this is something we’ve wondered about! We’re seeing that eBooks are becoming more and more popular with SAS users. But, are these books being [...]

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SAS author's tip: selecting variables to include in output

Shelly Goodin
Shelly Goodin|March 8, 2012

This week’s tip comes from three authors who’ve made a big impact within the SAS user community. Lauren Haworth, Cynthia Zender, and Michele Burlew partnered up to write Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond a couple of years ago-and their book remains a bestselling go-to guide for anyone wanting to learn more about ODS. [...]

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Your opinion counts: SAS eBooks

Julie Platt
Julie Platt|March 5, 2012

We just returned from O’Reilly’s Tools of Change conference with renewed excitement around ideas for SAS Press projects! The Tools of Change conference provides a forum through which publishers, authors, and publishing services organizations discuss issues and ideas around transforming the publishing industry from being primarily print-focused to delivering content [...]

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New Business Intelligence book will help many SAS users

Aimee Rodriguez
Aimee Rodriguez|February 14, 2012

Building Business Intelligence Using SAS: Content Development Examples by Tricia Aanderud and Angela Hall just published this month. This highly anticipated book—called “a must read for anyone using SAS® BI”* —is a quick-start guide that will help users move quickly from using only one of the SAS BI Clients to [...]

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