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Chris Hemedinger is a technical architect in the Global Services Factory (part of SAS Professional Services). He’s also co-author of the popular SAS for Dummies book and a frequent participant on the SAS Enterprise Guide discussion forum.
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Using PROC SQL to get the schema of a MySQL database
It's Friday, and on SAS Voices they are posting fun stuff about dogs who work at SAS. I'm posting about PROC SQL and MySQL. You ... Read More
How much time will your process flow take to run?
SAS users, by definition, do not embrace the mysterious. That's one of the main reasons that they use SAS: to demystify some data or process. ... Read More
Using Windows PowerShell to view your SAS data dictionary
In a previous post I showed how you can use Windows PowerShell (with the SAS Local Data Provider) to create a SAS data set viewer. ... Read More
The top gotchas when moving to 64-bit SAS for Windows
Many SAS customers are quickly adopting 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows, and they are pleased-as-punch when they find a 64-bit version of SAS to run ... Read More
The makeup of SAS Global Forum
Question: What do John Travolta, Gina Davis, and I all have in common? (I mean, besides the obvious fact that we are all awesome dancers.) ... Read More
Myths about 64-bit computing on Windows
When I first joined SAS in 1993, we were gliding into the golden age of 32-bit computing on the PC. Microsoft offered a new extension ... Read More
SAS Tech Talks LIVE from SAS Global Forum
For me, this will be a SAS Global Forum of many "firsts". My first Closing Session. My first time attending as a staffer outside of ... Read More
Doing more with SAS Enterprise Guide automation
Have you ever selected File->Schedule Project or Schedule->Process Flow in SAS Enterprise Guide? Are you curious about what magic these actions will trigger? Here's what ... Read More
Build your own SAS data set viewer using PowerShell
In about 30 lines of PowerShell script, we can build a SAS data set viewer that: Does not require SAS on the PC Provides ... Read More
Query the Windows registry within your SAS program