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Date:         Tue, 28 Oct 1997 09:48:10 -0600
Reply-To:     Joel Achtenberg <joel@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Joel Achtenberg <joel@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU>
Subject:      Good SAS Coding Practices
In-Reply-To:  <199710281506.JAA23655@wubios.wustl.edu>
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Here's one more...my prejudice, with which I'm sure others may disagree:

Avoid one-part dataset names for work datasets. Using WORK.XXXXX makes it easy to search your code for temporary datasets, and make global changes if necessary.


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