SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Dictionary, Volumes 1-4 ~ 2nd Edition

Contents......Page 4
Overview......Page 10
Engines......Page 11
Restricted System Options......Page 12
Formats......Page 13
Functions and CALL Routines......Page 14
SAS Utility Macro......Page 21
Statements......Page 22
System Options......Page 23
Dictionary of Language Elements......Page 26
The SAS Language Reference: Dictionary......Page 28
SAS Data Set Options......Page 30
Using Data Set Options with Input or Output SAS Data Sets......Page 31
Data Set Options by Category......Page 32
Dictionary......Page 34
Formats......Page 92
Definition of Formats......Page 96
Ways to Specify Formats......Page 97
User-Defined Formats......Page 99
Writing Data Generated on Big Endian or Little Endian Platforms......Page 100
Integer Binary Notation and Different Programming Languages......Page 101
Definitions......Page 102
Types of Data......Page 103
Languages Supporting Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal Data......Page 104
Summary of Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal Formats and Informats......Page 105
Formats by Category......Page 106
Dictionary......Page 118
Functions and CALL Routines......Page 268
Definition of Functions......Page 277
Syntax of Functions......Page 278
Syntax of CALL Routines......Page 279
Notes on Financial Functions......Page 280
Using DATA Step Functions within Macro Functions......Page 281
Seed Values......Page 282
Examples......Page 283
Definition of Perl Regular Expression (PRX) Functions and CALL Routines......Page 285
Using Perl Regular Expressions in the DATA Step......Page 286
Writing Perl Debug Output to the SAS Log......Page 294
Functions and CALL Routines by Category......Page 295
Dictionary......Page 319
References......Page 953
Informats......Page 954
Syntax......Page 957
Ways to Specify Informats......Page 958
User-Defined Informats......Page 959
How the Bytes are Ordered......Page 960
Integer Binary Notation in Different Programming Languages......Page 961
Types of Data......Page 962
Languages Supporting Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal Data......Page 963
Summary of Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal Formats and Informats......Page 964
Informats by Category......Page 966
Dictionary......Page 973
Definition of ARM Macros......Page 1078
Overview of ARM Macros......Page 1079
Using Variables with ARM Macros......Page 1080
ID Management Using ARM Macros......Page 1081
Defining User Metrics in ARM Macros......Page 1086
Defining Correlators in ARM Macros......Page 1087
Setting the _ARMEXEC Macro Variable......Page 1088
Conditional ARM Macro Execution......Page 1089
Setting the Macro Environment......Page 1090
Using ARM Post-Processing Macros......Page 1091
Troubleshooting Error Messages......Page 1092
ARM Macros by Category......Page 1093
Dictionary......Page 1094
Statements......Page 1112
Executable and Declarative Statements......Page 1115
DATA Step Statements by Category......Page 1116
Definition......Page 1124
Global Statements by Category......Page 1125
Dictionary......Page 1129
SAS System Options......Page 1476
Default Settings......Page 1480
Determining Which SAS System Options Are Restricted......Page 1481
Obtaining Descriptive Information about a System Option......Page 1482
Changing SAS System Option Settings......Page 1483
Order of Precedence......Page 1484
Comparisons......Page 1485
SAS System Options by Category......Page 1486
Dictionary......Page 1495
Appendixes......Page 1674
The DATA Step Component Object Interface......Page 1676
Syntax......Page 1677
Hash Iterator Object Methods......Page 1678
DATA Step Debugger......Page 1704
Definition: The DATA Step Debugger......Page 1705
Entering Commands......Page 1706
Creating Customized Debugging Commands with Macros......Page 1707
Example 1: Debugging a Simple DATA Step......Page 1708
Example 2: Working with Formats......Page 1713
Example 4: Examining Formatted Values of Variables......Page 1719
List of Debugger Commands......Page 1720
Debugger Commands by Category......Page 1721
Dictionary......Page 1722
SAS Utility Macro......Page 1740
Recommended Reading......Page 1744
Index......Page 1746