SAS Learning Post
Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Become super-efficient at starting & stopping services via scripting Service Window vs Batch Script](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/start_stopScripting.jpg)
Which would you rather do? Click stop (or start) over and over, while waiting in between the services to make sure everything is up and running ... OR ... click one button and go have lunch? Honestly I prefer the lunch option. (And for administrators, the quickest option is always
![An editor's experience at WUSS](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/WUSS_photo1.jpg)
I had the pleasure of attending the Western Users of SAS Software (WUSS) conference last week in San Francisco, and I am amazed at the energy and enthusiasm for all things SAS at the regional user group conferences. It’s truly an exciting and energizing three days where you can learn
![Troubleshooting a web file upload](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/02/ProgrammingTips-3.png)
Functionality to upload files onto the SAS server (from 9.2 on) is available using stored processes and an html input type="file". I introduced this topic last year in my blog post using the SAS Stored Process Developer Guide sample. Of course, it is never as easy as the sample is
![Now on the shelf! Retail Analytics:The Secret Weapon](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/Coxcover21.jpg)
I am a shopper. I always have been. As a teenager, a fun weekend for me was hours at the mall, trying on cool clothes, procuring perfume samples from the department store make-up counters, and hanging out with friends at the food court. But my love for shopping doesn’t end
![Dynamic dashboard ranges - its all in the data](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/bidashboard_simplerange.jpg)
Business Problem: The traffic lighting (red/green/yellow) range is different for one group/category than the others but the indicator needs to include all group values. Recommendation: It's all in the data. Here is an example. For the Candy_Sales_Summary data (located in the EG Sample Data folder) there are three groups of
![Bad words in SAS - PG rating](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2011/10/The_Hand.jpg)
Picture this – a student grabs the Programming 1 textbook, scans it quickly seemingly searching for something specific, and shakes his head indicating an unsuccessful search. He plants himself smack dab in the front row, looks me squarely in the eye, raises one eyebrow quizzically and says, “Bad words?” I