Date:         Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:59:16 -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

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:38:52 -0400, Toby Dunn <tobydunn@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Bruce,
>
>Neither does the Macro explaination, that sucker needs more help than I
>have time for.

That's OK. The thing is so misguided that you ought not spend time even if
you have it.

>
>On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:08:34 -0500, bruce johnson <chimanbj@GMAIL.COM>
>wrote:
>
>>A procedure manipulates output?  That doesn't ring true...
>>
>>On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:10 AM, 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<http://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"
>>>