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Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![SAS Viya, AI star at SAS Global Forum Opening Session](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/04/Segway1.jpg)
Unable to attend SAS Global Forum 2017 happening now in Orlando? We’ve got you covered! You can view live stream video from the conference, and check back here for important news from the conference, starting with the highlights from last night’s Opening Session. While the location and record attendance made
![SAS code to prove Fermat's Last Theorem](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/04/SAS-Solar-Farm-613x336.png)
The full text of Fermat's statement, written in Latin, reads "Cubum autem in duos cubos, aut quadrato-quadratum in duos quadrato-quadratos, et generaliter nullam in infinitum ultra quadratum potestatem in duos eiusdem nominis fas est dividere cuius rei demonstrationem mirabilem sane detexi. Hanc marginis exiguitas non caperet." The English translation is:
![Changing variable type and variable length in SAS datasets](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/03/Changing-variable-type-and-variable-length-in-SAS-datasets03-488x336.png)
There is a well-known Russian saying that goes “Если нельзя, но очень хочется, то можно.” The English translation of it can span anywhere from “If you can’t, but want it badly, then you can” to “If you shouldn’t, but want it badly, then you should” to “If you may not,
![Using the Robust Analytics Environment of SAS Viya](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/03/BlogCoverImage_viya-702x336.jpg)
I have been using the SAS Viya environment for just over six months now and I absolutely love it. As a long-time SAS coder and data scientist I’m thrilled with the speed and greater accuracy I’m getting out of a lot of the same statistical techniques I once used in
![Visit the code clinic at SAS Global Forum](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/03/code-doctors-702x336.jpg)
The code clinic at SAS Global Forum 2017 $0 copay, no deductible. No waiting rooms, no outdated magazines. What kind of doctor’s office is this? While we might not be able to help with that nasty cough, SAS Code Doctors are here to help – when it comes to your
![Create accessible ODS results with SAS or "Why you should be running SAS 9.4M4!"](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/03/Accessible-ODS-results-with-SAS04-514x336.png)
Let’s look at the term “accessible” and how it relates to the SAS world. Accessible output is output that can be read by a screen reader to someone with low or no vision, visualized by someone with low vision or color blindness, or navigated by someone with limited mobility. In