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A SAS® blog for the rest of us![Upcoming SAS Talks: Getting started with SAS](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2013/03/sasprog.png)
Are you a new SAS user who isn't sure where to begin? Have no fear, because you're not alone. Here at SAS, we often receive questions from people who need help getting started with the software. Getting Started with SAS is the topic of a SAS Talks session that I
![Using Windows PowerShell to connect to a SAS Workspace server](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2013/03/ps_ws_ise.png)
This post is another in my series about creating apps with SAS Integration Technologies, a topic that I'm preparing for SAS Global Forum 2013. In this article, I'll describe how to use Windows PowerShell to connect to a remote SAS Workspace, run a SAS program, and retrieve the results. This
![Using SAS to count the number of LinkedIn "shares" for your article](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2013/03/li_ex.png)
Last year I shared this popular tip for counting how many times a web link has been shared on Twitter or Facebook. I use this technique daily to report on the social media "popularity" of our blog articles at SAS. I wanted to add LinkedIn into the mix. Like Twitter
![Using Windows PowerShell to find registered tables and columns in SAS metadata](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2013/02/metadatacols.png)
In a previous post, I described how to write a Windows PowerShell script to connect to a SAS Metadata Server. In this post, I'll show an example of something useful that you can do after you've established that connection. Specifically, I'll show how to "ask" the SAS Metadata Server about
SAS Integration Technologies provides a flexible platform to create all types of apps, from simple utilities to full-blown applications. As part of the research for my SAS Global Forum 2013 paper (Create Your Own Client Apps Using SAS Integration Technologies), I've been trying to invent some useful examples that you
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When I travel to San Francisco in April for SAS Global Forum 2013, it will make my 12th time to attend the international SAS users group conference, and my 7th consecutive year. A lot of people assume that I automatically go every year, but the truth is that SAS employees