SAS(R) 9.2 Language Reference: Concepts
SAS System Concepts
Essential Concepts of Base SAS Software- SAS Processing
- Rules for Words and Names in the SAS Language
- SAS Variables
- Missing Values
- Expressions
- Dates, Times, and Intervals
- Error Processing and Debugging
- SAS Output
- BY-Group Processing in SAS Programs
- WHERE-Expression Processing
- Definition of WHERE-Expression Processing
- Where to Use a WHERE Expression
- Syntax of WHERE Expression
- Combining Expressions by Using Logical Operators
- Improving Performance of WHERE Processing
- Processing a Segment of Data That Is Conditionally Selected
- Deciding Whether to Use a WHERE Expression or a Subsetting IF Statement
- Optimizing System Performance
- Support for Parallel Processing
- Monitoring Performance Using Application Response Measurement (ARM)
- The SAS Registry
- Printing with SAS
- Universal Printing
- Managing Printing Tasks with the Universal Printing User Interface
- Configuring Universal Printing with Programming Statements
- Forms Printing
- Using TrueType Fonts with Universal Printers and SAS/GRAPH Devices in SAS 9.2
- Creating Scalable Vector Graphics Using Universal Printing
- Creating Portable Network Graphics Using Universal Printing
- Windowing Environment Concepts
- DATA Step Concepts
- DATA Step Processing
- Reading Raw Data
- BY-Group Processing in the DATA Step
- Definitions for BY-Group Processing
- Syntax for BY-Group Processing
- Understanding BY Groups
- Invoking BY-Group Processing
- Determining Whether the Data Requires Preprocessing for BY-Group Processing
- Preprocessing Input Data for BY-Group Processing
- How the DATA Step Identifies BY Groups
- Processing BY-Groups in the DATA Step
- Reading, Combining, and Modifying SAS Data Sets
- Using DATA Step Component Objects
- Array Processing
- SAS Files Concepts
- SAS Libraries
- SAS Data Sets
- SAS Data Files
- SAS Views
- Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs
- Definition of a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program
- Uses for Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs
- Restrictions and Requirements for Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs
- How SAS Processes Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs
- Creating a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program
- Executing a Stored Compiled DATA Step Program
- Differences between Stored Compiled DATA Step Programs and DATA Step Views
- Examples of DATA Step Programs
- DICTIONARY Tables
- SAS Catalogs
- About SAS/ACCESS Software
- Processing Data Using Cross-Environment Data Access (CEDA)
- SAS 9.2 Compatibility with SAS Files from Earlier Releases
- File Protection
- SAS Engines
- SAS File Management
- External Files
- Industry Protocols Used in SAS
- Appendices
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| Product | Release |
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| Base SAS | 9.2 |
- Type
- Usage and Reference
- Copyright Date
- March 2008
- Last Updated
- 15Apr2008
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