Tag: sas programming

Michael A. Raithel 0
Raiders of the lost spreadsheet

Have you ever peered intently into an unfamiliar data delivery directory, realized what was in it, rolled over onto your side, stared blankly into the distance, and dejectedly uttered something akin to: "Spreadsheets! Why did it have to be spreadsheets?" If so, then we are definitely on the same page.

Michael A. Raithel 1
I Know What You Did Last Summer!

I know what you did last summer. If it was unintentional, then you probably don't know what I am talking about.  If it was intentional, then you probably thought that I would never find out.  Either way, the damage is done.  The actions that you took on that warm summer

Cindy Puryear 0
SAS author’s tip: A “most common” macro error

This week’s author tip is from Robert Virgile and his book SAS Macro Language Magic: Discovering Advanced Techniques.  Virgile chose this tip because even good programmer’s make errors. We hope you find this tip useful. You can also read an excerpt from Virgile’s book. Even good programmers make errors.  In

Michael A. Raithel 0
The lowdown on the downloads

I would bet that the most popular four-letter-word in the English language; the one that gets the most attention; the one that everybody loves to see; the one that makes people the happiest is: free. Everybody likes to get something for free. We love it when we purchase two garments

Michael A. Raithel 1
Are you doing things SAS backwards?

SAS Programming Professionals, Are you doing things SAS backwards? Yea; we have all been there.  A manager, or a user, or a client, asks you to perform an analysis or create a data set and gives you a sketchy description of what they want. Maybe they say "It's like that

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