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The PAUSE statement as a debugging tool in SAS/IML Studio

Rick WicklinNovember 13, 2017 0

A tip for debugging SAS/IML modules: The PAUSE statement

Debugging is the bane of every programmer. SAS supports a DATA step debugger, but that debugger can't be used for debugging SAS/IML programs. In lieu of a formal debugger, many SAS/IML programmers resort to inserting multiple PRINT statements into a function definition. However, there is an easier way to query

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Jim SimonNovember 10, 2017 0

Simple Proc Print trick for grouped data

Here's a Proc Print trick for grouped data. Suppose your data is divided into groups, such as males and females. You could sort by the grouping variable before printing, like this: Suppose you want to better emphasize the groups. You could add a BY statement, like this: OK, but, personally,

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Data Visualization | Learn SAS | Programming Tips

Sanjay MatangeNovember 10, 2017 0

Spark grid

The 25th annual SESUG conference was held at in the SAS campus this week. I had the opportunity to meet and chat with many users and attend many excellent presentations. I will write about those that stood out (graphically) in my view. One excellent presentation was on "Methods for creating

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