SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Jedi SAS Tricks: These aren't the droids... Episode 1 Data table with garbage punctuation in Names, various formats for phone numbers and height and weight data entered in mixed metric and imperial units.](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/02/JediST_Droids_1a.png)
In the Star Wars movie, Obi-wan could just wave his hand, mutter a few words, and the stormtroopers would "move along". How the power of the Force makes ridding yourself of problematic characters so much easier! I recently was invited to become an alternate instructor for Ron Cody’s SAS Business
![SAS OnDemand and great practice data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/02/LearnSAS-3.png)
You know the old joke about the guy who jumps into a taxi and asks the driver, “Do you know how to get to Carnegie Hall?” and the driver replies, “Practice, practice, practice”. Well SAS OnDemand may not be your ticket to Carnegie Hall but it’s a great practice environment
![Calculated values in PROC REPORT Compute Blocks](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/02/ProgrammingTips-3.png)
Dear Miss SAS Answers, In PROC REPORT can I use one calculated (computed) variable in the calculation of another computed variable? In the example below, I’m trying to use the value of the Bonus column to calculate the Total column: compute Bonus; Bonus =sal.sum*0.05; endcomp; compute Total; total=sum(sal.sum, Bonus.sum); endcomp;
![SAS author's tip: releasing unused space in a SAS data library](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/01/Hollandwintercover.jpg)
Early in the new year, many of us make decisions designed to make our lives simpler, more meaningful, and less costly. So selecting 2012's first weekly tip was actually quite easy. Phil Holland's revered guide Saving Time and Money Using SAS is a natural fit. I've featured a few excerpts from Phil's work in the past
![SAS Certification Prep Guides now in Apple iBookstore](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2012/01/Advanceprepguide.gif)
SAS Publishing is pleased to announce that both the Base and the Advanced SAS Certification Prep Guides are now available as eBooks in the Apple iBookstore. In these guides, you’ll find affordable self-study materials to help you prepare for the SAS® 9 exams. Prepare yourself to achieve certification using your favorite
![SAS author's tip: computing a new variable with PROC REPORT](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/12/RonCodySASMAN4.jpg)
Ron Cody and his supremely helpful book Learning SAS by Example close out our weekly SAS Author's Tip of 2011. Ron Cody is a household name in the SAS user community. And he deserves the moniker on his license plate of "SASMAN". Just mentioning Ron's name at user conferences incites awe. Sometimes