Tips of Using SAS

Tips of Using SAS

• Richard Koopmann, Jr (2012). Building Macros and Tracking Their Use. This paper provides a framework for developing component macros that report back macro usage.
• DM is a statement for submitting SAS program Editor, Log, Procedure Output or text editor commands as SAS statemetns. you can use -DM 'CAPS ON'- to set the upper case, use -DM 'COLOR COMMAND RED'- to set the command in red. Usually, I run the OPTIONS or DM at the beginning of my SAS codes.:

       DM 'CLE LOG; CLE OUT'; * CLEARS LOG AND OUTPUT WINDOW;

       DM 'KEYDEF F12 NEXT'; * ASSIGNS THE 'NEXT' COMMAND TO THE F12 KEY;

       OPTIONS NOFMTERR FORMDLIM='-' FORMCHAR='|----|+|---+' CENTER=0 MPRINT=1 MLOGIC=1;

• Learn the basics of PROC TRANSPOSE (2009)
• HASUG Current and Previous Newsletters has some nice handy articles, such as how to use PROC TRANSPOSE (2005), how to use two editors (2005), tips and tricks for create report (2008).
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