The Hash Object as a Cache in PROC FCMP
Last week, I introduced the SAS Hash Object in PROC FCMP. Today, I will show you how to use the hash object as a caching mechanism to reduce to number of calculations in PROC FCMP. And possibly save time and CPU. In the examples to come, I will use the very simple...
My 100’th Post On The SASnrd Blog
This is my 100’th post on the SASnrd blog! A big thank you to all my readers and a bit of looking back and forward on the SAS blog.
Use The SAS Hash Object in PROC FCMP
This post demonstrates how to use the SAS hash object in PROC FCMP. Furthermore, I discuss differences between the data step version and FCMP.
5 Tips to Control the Legend in PROC SGPLOT
This post deomnstrates 5 tips to take control over the legend in PROC SGPLOT in SAS. I will show small code examples for each tip.
The Danish Social Security Number CPR in SAS
This post is devoted to the Danish Social Security Number CPR in SAS. I will demonstrate how to it is structured and how to handle it in SAS.
When Are Two Hash Objects Equal in SAS?
This post demonstrates how to use the Equals option to determine whether two hash objects are equal to each other or not.
4 Ways to Sort a SAS Data Set in Random Order
This post demonstrates four techniques to randomly sort a data set in SAS with PROC SORT and the SQL and SURVEYSELECT Procedure.
Write Picture Formats For Character Variables in SAS
This post demonstrates how you can write formats that resemble pictures for character variables in SAS with PROC FCMP and PROC FORMAT.
8 SAS Array Functions You Should Know
This post demonstrates eight array functions you should know in SAS. These are the coalesce, coalescec, whichn, whichc, dim, range, nmiss and cmiss.
Understand the _IORC_ Automatic Variable in SAS
In this post, I introduce and demonstrate the automatic _IORC_ variable in SAS. _IORC_ is intended for index searches, but it is not limited to this ability.