SAS 9.2 Language Reference Dictionary

Contents......Page 4
Overview......Page 8
Support for ISO 8601 Basic and Extended Time Notations......Page 9
SAS Logging Facility Language Elements......Page 10
Data Set Options......Page 11
Formats......Page 12
Functions and CALL Routines......Page 14
Informats......Page 20
Statements......Page 22
System Options......Page 25
DATA Step Object Attributes, Operators, and Methods......Page 29
Dictionary of Language Elements......Page 32
The SAS Language Reference: Dictionary......Page 34
Syntax Components......Page 35
Style Conventions......Page 36
References to SAS Libraries and External Files......Page 37
SAS Data Set Options......Page 40
Using Data Set Options with Input or Output SAS Data Sets......Page 41
How Data Set Options Interact with System Options......Page 42
Data Set Options by Category......Page 43
Dictionary......Page 45
Data Set Options Documented in Other SAS Publications......Page 102
Formats......Page 112
Syntax......Page 115
Ways to Specify Formats......Page 116
User-Defined Formats......Page 118
Writing Data Generated on Big Endian or Little Endian Platforms......Page 119
Data Conversions and Encodings......Page 120
Types of Data......Page 121
Languages Supporting Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal Data......Page 122
Summary of Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal Formats and Informats......Page 123
ISO 8601 Formatting Symbols......Page 125
Writing ISO 8601 Date, Time, and Datetime Values......Page 126
Writing ISO 8601 Duration, Datetime, and Interval Values......Page 127
Formats by Category......Page 130
Dictionary......Page 139
Formats Documented in Other SAS Publications......Page 308
Functions and CALL Routines......Page 318
Syntax of Functions......Page 329
Syntax of CALL Routines......Page 330
Using the OF Operator with Temporary Arrays......Page 331
Characteristics of Target Variables......Page 332
Notes about Financial Functions......Page 333
Using DATA Step Functions within Macro Functions......Page 334
Using Functions to Manipulate Files......Page 335
I18N Level 1......Page 336
Understanding How Functions Generate a Random-Number Stream......Page 337
Generating Multiple Streams from Multiple Seeds in Random-Number CALL Routines......Page 341
Generating Multiple Variables from One Seed in Random-Number Functions......Page 346
Effectively Using the Random-Number CALL Routines......Page 348
Comparison of Changing the Seed in a CALL Routine and in a Function......Page 349
Interval Names and SAS Dates......Page 350
Commonly Used Time Intervals......Page 351
Retail Calendar Intervals: ISO 8601 Compliant......Page 352
Benefits of Using Perl Regular Expressions in the DATA Step......Page 353
Syntax of Perl Regular Expressions......Page 354
Example 1: Validating Data......Page 355
Example 2: Replacing Text......Page 357
Example 3: Extracting a Substring from a String......Page 358
Example 4: Another Example of Extracting a Substring from a String......Page 361
Writing Perl Debug Output to the SAS Log......Page 362
Perl Artistic License Compliance......Page 363
Functions and CALL Routines by Category......Page 364
Dictionary......Page 390
Functions and CALL Routines Documented in Other SAS Publications......Page 1238
References......Page 1244
Informats......Page 1246
Definition of Informats......Page 1248
Syntax......Page 1249
Ways to Specify Informats......Page 1250
User-Defined Informats......Page 1251
How the Bytes Are Ordered......Page 1252
Integer Binary Notation in Different Programming Languages......Page 1253
Definitions......Page 1254
Types of Data......Page 1255
Languages Supporting Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal Data......Page 1256
Summary of Packed Decimal and Zoned Decimal Formats and Informats......Page 1257
ISO 8601 Formatting Symbols......Page 1258
Reading ISO 8601 Date, Time, and Datetime Values......Page 1259
Reading ISO 8601 Duration, Interval, and Datetime Values......Page 1260
Informats by Category......Page 1263
Dictionary......Page 1269
Informats Documented in Other Base SAS Publications......Page 1399
Statements......Page 1408
Executable and Declarative Statements......Page 1410
DATA Step Statements by Category......Page 1412
Global Statements by Category......Page 1416
Dictionary......Page 1419
SAS Statements Documented in Other SAS Publications......Page 1787
SAS System Options......Page 1794
Specifying System Options in an OPTIONS Statement......Page 1798
Determining Which Settings Are in Effect......Page 1799
Restricted Options......Page 1800
Obtaining Descriptive Information about a System Option......Page 1803
Changing SAS System Option Settings......Page 1804
Order of Precedence......Page 1805
Interaction with Data Set Options......Page 1806
SAS System Options by Category......Page 1807
Dictionary......Page 1820
SAS System Options Documented in Other SAS Publications......Page 2030
Dictionary of Component Object Language Elements......Page 2052
The DATA Step Component Interface......Page 2054
Syntax......Page 2055
Rules When Using Component Objects......Page 2056
Hash and Hash Iterator Object Language Elements......Page 2058
Java Object Methods by Category......Page 2116
Dictionary......Page 2117
Appendixes......Page 2142
DATA Step Debugger......Page 2144
Definition: The DATA Step Debugger......Page 2145
Entering Commands......Page 2146
Creating Customized Debugging Commands with Macros......Page 2147
Example 1: Debugging a Simple DATA Step......Page 2148
Example 2: Working with Formats......Page 2154
Example 4: Examining Formatted Values of Variables......Page 2159
List of Debugger Commands......Page 2160
Dictionary......Page 2161
Basic Perl Metacharacters......Page 2176
Other Quantifiers......Page 2178
Greedy and Lazy Repetition Factors......Page 2179
Class Groupings......Page 2180
Look-Ahead and Look-Behind Behavior......Page 2181
Selecting the Best Condition by Using Combining Operators......Page 2182
SAS Utility Macro......Page 2184
Recommended Reading......Page 2188
Your Turn......Page 2232
Index
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