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Introduction to SAS XML Libname Engine

Duration: 0.5 days
CEUs: 0.3
Available for on-site training or can be scheduled at any SAS training facility if demand warrants.

This course teaches you how to create and read XML files in SAS.

Learn how to

Who should attend

SAS programmers

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Prerequisites
Before selecting this course, you should be able to
  • submit SAS programs on your operating system
  • understand how to access SAS files using the LIBNAME statement and identify external files using fully qualified pathnames, such as in the FILENAME statement
  • create SAS output
  • use the basic features of Base SAS procedures.
You can obtain this SAS experience by completing the SAS Programming 1: Essentials course. Students are also expected to have a working knowledge of HTML, XML, and related markup concepts that can be obtained from various publications, Web sites, and/or third-party training programs.
Course Contents
Creating XML Output with ODS
  • introduction to ODS XML
  • using ODS Markup to write XML files
Using the SAS XML LIBNAME Engine to Create XML Files
  • introduction to the SAS XML LIBNAME Engine
  • using the SAS XML LIBNAME Engine to write XML files
  • customizing the SAS XML LIBNAME Engine with options
  • customizing the SAS XML LIBNAME Engine with tagsets
Using the SAS XML LIBNAME Engine to Read XML Files
  • reading standard XML files
  • using the XMLMAP= option to read other files
  • XMLMap syntax
  • using SAS XML Mapper
Course Materials
Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.
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