Date:         Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:02:02 -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 11:53:19 -0400, Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>
<schreier.junk.mail@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>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)

I see that the LISTSERV archives at uga.edu munged the URL by not including
the right parenthesis. If you have a problem getting to the Wikipedia
article, try http://tinyurl.com/5kq9e4 instead.

>
>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"