Date:         Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:44:48 -0400
Reply-To:     "Viel, Kevin" <kviel@SJHA.ORG>
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From:         "Viel, Kevin" <kviel@SJHA.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Interesting problem with SAS and Unix
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jay
> O'neal
> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 11:41 PM
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Interesting problem with SAS and Unix
>
> Hello,
>              I wanted some help on this particular problem if any of you
> have come across. The problem is on automation and would appreciate your
> comments etc. I have a few SAS procedures (Proc reports, tabulate etc.)
> that
> need to be combined for automation and generate an output for each data
> set.
>
> Automation process:
>
> 1) The job starts of with a Unix command to run the perl script - the
> command can be entered either at the command line or under crontab.
>
> 2) Next, the perl script needs to get the SAS programs or perl
> subroutines,
> and runs each step in sequence.
>
> 3) After the job is completed, the reports (from step 2) are emailed to
> the
> recipient.


2)

What?  Perl cannot run one-liners of SAS? :)

Perl can write SAS programs.  The SAS programs, written by you manually or by perl, can be macros or can have %INCLUDE statements.  They can also be single datasteps or procedures.

This sounds very easy to accomplish, if you design it well.

-Kevin



Kevin Viel, PhD
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Patient Safety & Quality
International College of Robotic Surgery
Saint Joseph's Translational Research Institute

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