Date:         Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:41:41 +0000
Reply-To:     "Keintz, H. Mark" <mkeintz@WHARTON.UPENN.EDU>
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From:         "Keintz, H. Mark" <mkeintz@WHARTON.UPENN.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Friday Humour.
Comments: To: Nat Wooding <nathani@VERIZON.NET>
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True, a real SAS programmer would use a data step.  But that is soooo last century.

In the new world of vertically integrated SAS packages, we really should be thinking about the object-driven, gui-oriented, macro language generator

  SAS/Illuminate Studio

For the more reflective [;>}] among us, it would possess the imponderable mystery of generating light through application of the densest possible code.



Regards,
Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Nat Wooding
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:37 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Friday Humour.

A real SAS programmer does it in a data step, probably using Peek and Poke.

Then there is the old undocumented Proc

Proc BulbChange in = oldbulb out = newbulb;

Nat

-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of S øren Lassen
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:28 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Friday Humour.

Rick,

As I stated long ago in this forum, it just takes one SAS programmer to change a light bulb. The solution is very simple, really:

Proc unscrew out=old_bulb;
run;

Proc screw in=new_bulb;
run;

But of course you have to have a license for SAS/LIGHT.

Regards,
Søren

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:43:16 -0400, Rick Wicklin <Rick.Wicklin@SAS.COM>
wrote:

>There are quite a few jokes on the internet about "SAS Programmers"
>and "light bulbs." Here are some from WAAAAAY BACK:
>http://www.ahajokes.com/lig068.html
>
>This one slightly more modern and concludes "and one more to ask SAS-L
>for help when you really need to change that bulb, NOW."
>http://www.quotes-messages.com/jokes/light-bulbs/q-how-many-sas-8
>
>Rick Wicklin