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Re: The advantage and disadvanatge of using SAS Macros #23 1 20 (4/18/2005 2:49:56 AM) comp.soft-sys.sas Ian, Alan, et al, What I take issue with is the implicit claim that the SAS Macro Facility is ever an appropriate tool for any SAS program, and especially when that program must "change depending on data value... joewhite

Re: The advantage and disadvanatge of using SAS Macros #19 0 38 (4/17/2005 5:21:28 AM) comp.soft-sys.sas Let's broaden the discussion a bit. I like to use SCL to replace whatever Macros I encounter in my consulting work. To begin to explain why, I will share an excerpt from a book I'm writing about the SAS Syste... joewhite

Re: Somewhat OT: Restrictive employment contracts #9 0 30 (2/19/2004 9:51:38 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Abe, I doubt anyone knows for sure. You'll likely have to await the outcome of a suit to "know for sure". But, in light of California's Business and Professions Code § 16600 [which] provides that "every cont... joewhite

Re: Perceptual Mapping 0 20 (2/12/2004 2:03:42 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Susie, Download TS-DOC TS-694 from the SAS web Site. This has all you need to know about perceptual mapping methods using SAS For some theoretical underpinnings of perceptual mapping, check out the following... joewhite

Re: RE - Little Birdies fyi #21 0 122 (1/21/2004 10:38:55 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Dale, Nothing in your critique explains why one high volume poster would have an Egocentric Index much higher than all the other high volumn posters. Perhaps the others are not misusing SAS-L to try to sell b... joewhite

Re: RE - Little Birdies fyi #19 1 25 (1/21/2004 10:14:49 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Sig: I take your response to mean that you are either not really interested in satisfying the "incorrigible empiricist" in you or that you don't have access to a high quality university. That's ok with me. I... joewhite

Re: RE - Little Birdies fyi #16 1 26 (1/21/2004 9:19:18 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Sig: How much material are you prepared to read to satisfy the incorrigible empiricist in you? Do you have access to a high quality university library? Joe "The greatest empiricists among us are only empiri... joewhite

Re: RE - Little Birdies fyi #15 0 37 (1/21/2004 9:06:16 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas I agree. I also think a person's egocentric verbal behavior follows him everywhere just like his brain, stomach and liver! -----Original Message----- From: Dale McLerran Sent: Jan 21, 2004 4:01 PM To: SAS-L@... joewhite

Re: RE - Little Birdies fyi #14 0 35 (1/21/2004 8:53:18 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Dale, Let's wait for the data analysis. If we do, we might have a better basis for evaluating whether anyone learns anything useful. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Dale McLerran Sent: Jan 21, 2004 3:... joewhite

Re: RE - Little Birdies fyi #13 1 20 (1/21/2004 8:26:47 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Toby, This is a good question. One way of answering the question is that the more posts analyzed the better. An analogy might be the behavior of a hologram. Each post would represent a piece of the hologram... joewhite

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Re: how to clear up log automatically #4 1 24 (5/12/2004 12:01:47 AM) comp.soft-sys.sas joewhite@mindspring.com sagely pointed out: > David Cassell said in part: > >Here's another suggestion. Run your program in batch instead of from the > >Display Manager, so the log goes to a file instead of to... cassell.david (1747)

TIP: Source of SASHELP views 3 29 (5/13/2004 5:59:17 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Ever wonder what is behind the SAS view SASHELP.V?????. This lists all of them: proc sql; select 'describe view sashelp.' || memname into :describe separated by ';' from dictionary.views where libname ... radevenz (1536)

Re: SUGI 29 1 46 (5/13/2004 7:15:26 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Hi. If you prefer not to get the papers one-at-a-time, you could try anonymous logon to the SAS FTP server and look in the pub/sugi29 directory. The papers are in zip files by section and all (well, most) date... msz031 (189)

Re: SUGI 29 #2 2 29 (5/13/2004 9:28:15 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Joe, I'm missing something. You managed to download the entire proceedings from SUGI29 as 1 PDF file? Can you say a bit more about how? Was this automated, or did you download each PDF file and then assembl... Quentin_McMullen (230)

can you recommend a SAS/AF SCL book? 3 45 (5/14/2004 6:08:25 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Hello, Can somebody recommend me a good SAS/AF SCL book or tutorial on the web for beginners. Thank you very much. Veronika. ... vchinyaeva1 (2)

why take SAS certification exam 2 24 (5/18/2004 1:19:42 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Jeanine Eason, one of Hotlanta's local talent, presented her paper: Assessing SAS Skill Level during the interview process http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi29/133-29.pdf One of the questions I raised was ho... rjf2 (3354)

Re: why take SAS certification exam 1 37 (5/18/2004 6:33:00 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas From: Joe Whitehurst [mailto:joewhite@MINDSPRING.COM] > I read the paper mentioned below > and found no evidence that the author knows anything > about the Uniform Guidelines on Employee selection > published ... rjf2 (3354)

Plotting Spectrum Colors #2 5 30 (5/20/2004 10:40:39 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas Greetings, Dale and others from SAS-L have contacted me regarding this very interesting project. I responded to Dale personally, and he has very graciously said I could cc the list. His question speaks dire... perryWatts (1)

Re: meta data features in SAS9 1 31 (7/2/2004 1:32:08 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas > From: Doug > I am running SAS9.1.2 and I believe that there is a new > feature that can be used for documentation of meta data? > > If so, where can I find it - is it simply an enhancement to > proc contents ... rjf2 (3354)

Re: SAS V8 vs V9 #3 4 33 (7/6/2004 8:33:06 PM) comp.soft-sys.sas There's documentation on the SAS web site at . SAS claims that version 9 is "The Most Significant Release in the History of SAS", but I don't buy it. Has anyone seen anything in 9 that's mroe significant than... JackHamilton (928)