The SAS Dummy
A SAS® blog for the rest of us![Using SAS to convert IP addresses into numerical IP values](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2012/10/ipout.png)
As citizens of the Internet, we are all familiar with IP addresses -- probably more so than our Internet founding fathers had ever intended. These addresses are typically represented in a 4-piece segmented list of numbers separated by dots. Here is an example: "149.173.5.120". Each segment is called an octet
![Using SAS with Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint)](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2018/11/onedrive_feature.png)
Learn how to use SAS code (PROC HTTP) to read and write files from your Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams or SharePoint Online. You'll learn how to create a Microsoft Office 365 app, connect to it with SAS, and automate the integration with your office productivity environment.
![How to copy files in SAS Enterprise Guide](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2012/12/geography.png)
One of the problems that trips up experienced SAS users when they begin to use SAS Enterprise Guide is a result of simple geography. The SAS Enterprise Guide application runs here, on your desktop. The SAS Workspace session (which accesses data and cranks through your analysis) runs over there, on
![How to share your SAS knowledge with your professional network](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2017/12/84A5974-702x336.jpg)
SAS Global Forum 2020 is not the conference experience we thought it would be. Thousands of us had planned to gather in person to share our enthusiasm and knowledge about SAS and power of data and analytics. We were going to combine our skills and knowledge to inspire one another
![Tricks for importing text files in SAS Enterprise Guide](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2017/12/squarefw.png)
I'm a big fan of the Import Data task in SAS Enterprise Guide, especially for its support of text-based files (CSV, tab delimited, fixed width, and more). There's no faster method for generating SAS code that reads your data exactly the way you need it. I use the tool so
![Viewing SAS macro variables in SAS Enterprise Guide](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/files/2011/11/macroview.png)
If you use SAS macro variables in your programs (who doesn't?), then the SAS Macro Variable viewer is immensely useful to see current macro var values.