SAS Macro Language 2: Developing Macro Applications

Please note the System Requirements below. CEUs: 1.2
(This course is not currently scheduled.)

This outline is provisional and subject to change.

This course is designed for experienced SAS macro programmer who want to learn to develop and use macro applications. New techniques and best practices are taught within the context of the applications.

Learn how to

create a framework for developing macro application
develop reusable macros
read and process data
pass and process macro parameters
use the macro facility to manage output.

Who should attend

SAS macro programmers who have a solid understanding of the macro facility

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should have completed the SAS Macro Language 1: Essentials course or have equivalent knowledge and experience. You should be comfortable writing macro programs that contain iterative processing and conditional processing.

Software

This course addresses Base SAS. This course is appropriate for students who are using SAS 9 software.

Course Materials

Classroom: Students attend classroom courses in one of our public training centers. You receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.

Live Web: Students attend Live Web classes using a Web browser and a telephone and interact with their instructor and fellow classmates in real time. Each student receives an e-mail with instructions on how to join the class three business days before the class begins. The instructions e-mail includes a link to download the course materials. Students need to download and print the course materials prior to class.

System Requirements

For Live Web, you must

review and follow the general system requirements.
complete the course exercises through our virtual lab. The virtual lab allows you to access the software used in class over the Internet, so that you do not need this software on your local machine.
run this test to connect to a virtual lab session. If firewall problems prevent you from connecting to the virtual lab, then you will need the following software installed and configured in your environment to participate in the course exercises:
- Base SAS 9.2 or 9.1.3 on a Windows operating system or SAS Learning Edition.
  Important: Students using SAS Learning Edition will need to create a shortcut to the SAS windowing environment (SAS Explorer, Enhanced Editor, Log, and Output windows) for use during the class. Follow these instructions for creating a shortcut to SAS prior to class.

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