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Introduction to SAS/FSP Procedures

Uses and Features of SAS/FSP Procedures

The following table shows which tasks each SAS/FSP procedure performs and what special features it provides.

Procedure Uses and Features
FSBROWSE Uses

  • Browsing existing SAS data sets.

  • Editing and updating existing SAS data sets.

  • Creating new SAS data sets.

  • Creating data entry and editing applications.

Features

  • Displays one observation at a time.

  • Window characteristics can be customized.

  • Application-specific key definitions can be assigned.

  • Associated SAS Component Language programs can display computed variables, validate field values, and manipulate values from other SAS data sets.

  • The FSLETTER procedure can be called to create letters or reports containing information from the displayed data set.

FSEDIT Uses

  • Browsing existing SAS data sets.

  • Creating data presentation application.

Features

  • Displays one observation at a time.

  • Window characteristics can be customized.

  • Application-specific key definitions can be assigned.

  • Associated SAS Component Language programs can display computed variables and values from other SAS data sets.

  • The FSLETTER procedure can be called to create letters or reports containing information from the displayed data set.

FSLETTER Uses

  • Creating individual letters and reports.

  • Creating personalized form letters and reports that incorporate values from a SAS data set.

Features

  • Customized forms can be used to define printer characteristics.

  • Text-field highlighting can be used to take advantage of all available printer capabilities.

  • The text editor's spelling checker can be used to verify words in entered text.

FSVIEW Uses

  • Browsing existing SAS data sets.

  • Editing and updating existing SAS data sets.

  • Creating new SAS data sets.

Features

  • Displays observations in tabular format.

  • Window characteristics can be customized.

  • Associated formulas can display computed variables and can validate or otherwise manipulate column values.

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