Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:12:51 +0000
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From: toby dunn <tobydunn@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Why you should always use a RUN statement (A SAS Gotcha)
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Peter,
Headers should ALWAYS.... be at the very top of a program, the only exception is in my production code, to which I have placed my code to redirect my log and output to a different locations. The reason I did this is so I would explicitly have my header in the log files.
Toby Dunn
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Randy Pausch
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> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:52:47 -0400
> From: peterflomconsulting@MINDSPRING.COM
> Subject: Re: Why you should always use a RUN statement (A SAS Gotcha)
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>
> Jack Hamilton wrote
> <<<
> I disagree. I put titles before the item they print for, as a form of
> documentation. And I would not omit the RUN under any circumstances. In
> addition to making titles work better, RUN makes the SAS log appear in the
> right place, and omitting it my cause problems with ODS output.
> >>>
>
> --
>
> I also tend to use titles as part of documentation - and it's part that my
> colleagues can see, which, if anything, makes it even MORE important that it
> is correctly placed. This also lets me divide documentation into public and
> private. Since I have had very few colleagues who actually wanted to see
> the SAS Code that I wrote, my comments are essentially private.
>
> I do use the RUN statements as a rule. As proof, I can say that I've been
> using SAS for 20 years or so, and this is the first time I got bit by this
> particular problem.
>
> But that lets me raise another question. I often see it recommended to use
> a header statement that includes a note as to the location of the program.
> But, unless you print your programs, how is this useful? If you've got the
> program open, you must have found it somewhere, right? Or is this mostly
> useful for people who share code?
>
>
> Peter
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