Date:         Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:53:19 -0400
Reply-To:     "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>"
              <schreier.junk.mail@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>"
              <schreier.junk.mail@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: SAS Language Wiki Update

One problem with public wikis is that people post new articles without
searching to see if there already is an article on the subject.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_(programming_language)

This is a very good article for somebody who knows little or nothing about
SAS and needs some general information. It is not a substitute for a wiki
devoted to SAS.

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:10:55 -0700, Data Gandhi <ohri2007@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Dear List,
>
>I have created the SAS Language Wiki on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_language
>.
>
>You can also watch the page, for email notifications if someone
>changes the page,or create a wikipedia account to edit it.
>
>The technology is exactly the same , and cost is free to all, thus
>sparing anyone any shame or embarassment in disclosing financial
>details. Thus costs are not duplicated ,in fact costs are saved and
>all parties have little liabilty.
>
>I will be adding code from SAS Language soon.
>
>Wikipedia is a non -profit.
>
>The article is also posted below for your perusal , or editing by the
>community
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>SAS language
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
>The SAS language is a data processing and statistical analysis
>language created originally by the SAS Institute www.SAS.com .
>
>The SAS language basically divides data processing and analysis into
>two kinds of steps.
>
>1) Data Steps - Which manipulate input.
>
>2) Procedure Steps - Which manipulate output.The short form for each
>procedure step is Proc
>
>It has seperate sub components called the SAS Macro Language , and SAS
>SQL steps.
>
>The SAS Macro language is used for repeatable steps, and substitutes a
>repeated word or variable with a suffix of "%".
>
>The SAS SQL steps are simple combinations of Structured Query
>Language ,SQL with suffix of PROC SQL.
>SAS User Groups are User Groups of SAS Language ,some of them with and
>some of them without active financial support of SAS Institute.
>
>This includes the http://www.sascommunity.org ,http://
>www.basas.com,http://www.labsug.org,http://www.views-uk.demon.co.uk
>and http://www.philasug.org .
>
>The SAS -L user group list is the biggest e-group for SAS Language
>Users for technical help and guidance. It's archives are public and
>hosted at http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/sas-l.html.
>
>In addition The SAS -L is also hosted on Google groups at
>http://groups.google.com/group/comp.soft-sys.sas .
>
>Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_language"