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Ron CodyOctober 13, 2021 1

Encrypting Data Using SAS

There are many reasons why you might want to encrypt data. I use a SAS program to encrypt a list of logon names and passwords. Before we get started describing how to encrypt data, let's discuss some basic concepts concerning encrypting and decrypting data. All computer data is stored as

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Peter StyliadisOctober 8, 2021 0

CAS-Action! Executing the SAS DATA Step in SAS Viya

Just because you are using CAS actions doesn't mean you can forget about the powerful SAS DATA step. The dataStep.runCode CAS action is here! Welcome back to my SAS Users blog series CAS Action! - a series on fundamentals. I've broken the series into logical, consumable parts. If you'd like

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SAS JediSeptember 30, 2021 0

Jedi SAS Tricks: 5 Ways to Make Your SAS Code Run Faster

Tired of waiting for answers? Then make your SAS code run faster with these 5 tips.

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Peter StyliadisSeptember 28, 2021 0

CAS-Action! Executing SQL in SAS Viya

SQL is an important language for any programmer working with data. In SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) you can execute SQL queries using the fedSQL.execDirect CAS action! Welcome back to my SAS Users blog series CAS Action! - a series on fundamentals. I've broken the series into logical, consumable parts.

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Peter StyliadisSeptember 23, 2021 0

CAS-Action! Simply Distinct - Part 2

In my previous post CAS-Action! Simply Distinct - Part 1 I reviewed using the simple.distinct CAS action to explore distinct and missing values in a distributed CAS table. Welcome back to my SAS Users blog series CAS Action! - a series on fundamentals. I've broken the series into logical, consumable

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Ron CodySeptember 21, 2021 5

Fuzzy Matching

The term "fuzzy matching" describes a method of comparing two strings that might have slight differences, such as misspelling or a middle initial in a name included or not included. One of my favorite functions to compare the "closeness" of two strings is the SPEDIS (spelling distance) function. Have you

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Peter StyliadisSeptember 15, 2021 2

CAS-Action! Simply Distinct - Part 1

Welcome back to my SAS Users blog series CAS Action! - a series on fundamentals. I've broken the series into logical, consumable parts. If you'd like to start by learning a little more about what CAS Actions are, please see CAS Actions and Action Sets - a brief intro. Or

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Suzanne MorgenSeptember 13, 2021 7

Top Books for SAS Programmers

The Day of the Programmer is not enough time to celebrate our favorite code-creators. That’s why at SAS, we celebrate an entire week with SAS Programmer Week! If you want to extend the fun and learning of SAS Programmer Week year-round, SAS Press is here to support you with books

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Mike GillilandSeptember 10, 2021 6

SAS Analytics Pro – now available for on-site or containerized cloud-native deployment – providing your entry point into SAS Viya

SAS Analytics Pro is an easy-to-use, yet powerful package for accessing, manipulating, analyzing and presenting information. It lets organizations improve productivity with all the tools and methods needed for desktop data analysis – in one package.

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Leonid BatkhanSeptember 2, 2021 10

Removing trailing characters from SAS strings

SAS' Leonid Batkhan shows how to cut away ANY unwanted trailing characters (not just blanks) from SAS text strings to clean up your data.

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