Carpenter's complete guide to the SAS macro language, 2d ed.QA276 2004-559153 1-59047-384-1 Carpenter's complete guide to the SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. macro language (1) A special-purpose command language used to automate sequences within an application such as a spreadsheet or word processor. Macro languages often include programming controls (IF THEN, GOTO, WHILE, etc.), but rarely have the capabilities of a full-blown programming language. , 2d ed. Carpenter, Art. SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. , [c]2004 476 p. $52.95 (pa) Intended for SAS programmers familiar with Base SAS software and DATA steps, this guide explains how to write SAS macros, convert SAS code to macros, and use macros to generalize generalize /gen·er·al·ize/ (-iz) 1. to spread throughout the body, as when local disease becomes systemic. 2. to form a general principle; to reason inductively. SAS programs and maximize their usefulness. It addresses program control through macros, interfacing with data, macro functions, routing the output, data set variables, macro libraries, and doubly subscripted macro arrays. The second edition covers SAS 9. |
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