Tips and Techniques for the SAS® Programmer

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1、SASGlobalForum2011Programming:FoundationsandFundamentalsPaper272-2011TipsandTechniquesfortheSAS®ProgrammerHelenCarey,CareyConsulting,Kaneohe,HIGingerCarey,CareyConsulting,Kaneohe,HIABSTRACTIfyouarenewtoprogrammingorevenareanexperiencedprogrammer,youwillbenefitbylearningtipsandtechniquesthatwillhelp

2、youbemoreproductive.Thispresentationofferstipsinprogramming,efficiency,workhabits,andwheretofindanswerstoyourSASquestions.Thesetipscomefromourownexperienceandfromlearningfromothersthroughtheirpresentationsandpapers.INTRODUCTIONWhilehelpingmanySASusersatauniversity,wehavefoundthemwritingprogramstheh

3、ardway.Iftheyhadonlylearnedaboutdatesorfunctionsorthisorthatprocedureorlearnedhowtousetheavailableresources,theycouldhavesavedthemselvesalotoftimeandfrustration.However,whenusingSASsoftware,youquicklydiscoverthattherearemanywaystoachieveyourresults.AsearchontheinternetforSAStips,SASresourcesorSASef

4、ficiencyresultsinthousandsofhits.AlsothereareSASPressbooksthatfocusonSAStips.Ourtipsrangefromsimpletimesaverstoopinionsonhowtogeneratetheresults.Manyofthetipsarebriefwithareferencetoapaperorapageonawebsitewithindepthinformationaboutthetopic.Thetopicisworthpursuingingreaterdetailthancanbegiveninthis

5、paper.TheRecommendedReadingsectionattheendofthispaperlistswheretofindthepapers.®OneofSASInstitute’sregisteredtrademarksisthesloganThePowertoKnow.WearegoingtousethewordPOWERtorevealsomefundamentaltips.Gingerthoughtthatthetitleofthispapershouldhavebeen"TheSASSolution:ThePowerYouDon'tKnowYouHave."That

6、soundslikeafuturepaper.ThesearethetopicsidentifiedbytheacrosticPOWER.P–ProceduresO–OutputW–WorkHabitsE–EfficiencyR–ResourcesThetopicdataisnotpartoftheacrosticPOWER.Becauseeverythingstartswiththedata,thatiswherewewillstart.DATAKnowYourDataNeedingtoknowthedataissomethingthatwelearnedfirst-hand.Wewere

7、analyzingandreportingondatacollectedfromseniorcitizens.Theanalysisindicatedthatmanywereexercisingmorethan4hoursaday.ThatwasnothowIpicturedretirement.Thedatawassupposedly“clean”anditwas.ByrunningaPROCFREQand