proc fcmp - file log put % bug
Having worked a lot with proc fcmp lately, I think it’s fair to say that the procedure should be ‘handled with care’.
Here’s an example of one of these weird / wonderful bugs (LIN X64, 9.04.01M3P062415):
Create / Compile / Run SCL in Enterprise Guide
The conundrum - I needed to run SCL on a windows machine without Base SAS (only EG) connecting to a Linux backend.
The obstacle - it is not possible to programmatically create an SCL catalog entry in batch mode.
The ...
SAS 9.4 on CENTOS - ERROR: BRIDGE FAILURE - ERROR LOADING IMAGE
The following came up when trying to launch sas on a recent Centos 7.3 install:
SAS L is StiLL aLive
If you’ve ever done any moderate googling on a SAS topic you’ve probably unearthed a thread on SAS-L, quite possibly from several decades ago. You’d be forgiven for assuming that this simply something that “used to exist’ because - up until recen...
Tabs v Spaces - which is more popular in SAS?
Tabs or Spaces? Does it even matter, so long as you / your team are consistent? For many SAS developers the standard place to write code is the Program Editor - for which the default setting is to use tabs, else 4 spaces.
Interestingly - ...
Look out - Locale Gotcha
As gotcha’s go, this was a good one!
We had a report being generated with dates that were inconsistent with the source file (MMDDYY instead of DDMMYY), but only for certain records. This was definitely related to the If you are getting the following message when importing a package containing a FLOW: When we think about using SAS with Excel, one begins to groan at the myriad of options - DDE, SAS Addin, various Excel-ish library engines, IOM in VBA, etc etc etc. What if there were a simple technique, quick to set up, and easy to adjust?... It is perfectly valid to use min() as a summary function on character values in I’ve recently been using Visual Studio to build my SAS Web Apps, which is great as the intellisense will even scan css files to help with code completion. Per...Importing flow: ERROR - An error occurred trying to connect the responsible parties for the imported objects.
SAS As A Service - an easy way to get SAS into Excel, Power BI
Finding MIN (or even MAX) of character variables in SQL
Building SAS Apps Locally
