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Dear Readers, SAS users, did you know that there are many ways to get answers to your technical SAS questions? For starters, search support.sas.com and check out the self-help tools. Or contact SAS Tech Support, they’re available by phone!
When you want an answer from the SAS user community:
Search or post to the SAS Discussion Forums.
Explore sasCommunity.org’s knowledge base, Sasopedia.
Post your question on SAS-L.
Some Twitter users are also finding that a short 140-character tweet (message) may lead them to an experienced SAS user or a URL that answers their question.
Waynette Tubbs
Editor, SAS Tech Report
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On your way to PharmaSUG 2009? Meet Eric Gebhart
Many of you have met Gebhart or remember the WUSS 2008 keynote presentation that he gave while riding his unicycle. He tries to make his presentations memorable, but his material speaks for itself. At PharmSUG 2009, Gebhart will present one of his SAS Global Forum 2009 papers, Inline Formatting with ODS Markup. Read more about Gebhart in this interview on the SAS Global Forum blog.
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Get Rid of Your Calendar »
Now, you can easily locate all events and regional conference dates in one location. The updated events page also lists many new Web seminars through 2009.
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Customizing FREQ Procedure Output in SAS® 9.2 »
Prior to SAS 9.2, one alternative was available for modifying output of a multi-way table from PROC FREQ. This paper introduces and explains how to use the new crosstabulation table template option (available in SAS 9.2), which allows PROC FREQ output customization.
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Wow! You did that map with SAS/GRAPH®? »
The authors demonstrate the creation of customized SAS/GRAPH maps using SAS 9.1 and 9.2 and show some new features available in SAS 9.2, including PROC MAPIMPORT, SASHELP.ZIPCODE, SASHELP.MAPFMTS, %colorscale and PROC GMAP+GCHART.
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Create Your First Information Map in SAS® Information Map Studio 4.2 »
SAS Information Maps let business analysts and information architects organize data for business users without exposing complex underlying data structures. This sample is appropriate for those new to information map creation and for existing users seeking familiarization with the latest version.
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sasCommunity.org Increases Functionality »
During SAS Global Forum 2009, sasCommunity.org members asked to be able to highlight SAS code on the site. That functionality is now available. Watch for future improvements.
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Get the Most from Community »
If you’ve ever been frustrated because the answers you get aren’t quite what you expected, read this post. This author says, “To get a good answer, you must write a good question.”
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User-Operated Listserv
SAS-L and its mirror Usenet news group COMP.SOFT-SYS.SAS are entirely user-run. You can post opinions and questions about SAS software and get advice from around the world. Subscribe by sending 'Subscribe SAS-L' to the listserv.
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Resources, Training & Blogs
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SAS/STAT® 9.2 User's Guide »
You can now download all of the individual chapters, including introductory and procedure chapters in PDF format.
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SAS Training Has a Facelift »
There’s been a redesign of the SAS Training homepage and navigational pages with you in mind. The update makes it easier to find courses related to your field, industry and region. Take a look!
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Creating a SAS® Format from a Data Set »
Trainers in SAS Education wanted you to have an easy way to apply a SAS format to a data set. SAS R & D provided it and Chris Hemedinger, a Senior Software Manager in SAS Research and Development, gives you the details.
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Using SAS® to Call Twitter »
SAS 9.2 has sparked a little SAS user innovation with two of its new procedures. SAS 9.2 allows Twitter users to post updates (tweets), query Twitter and then load the results into SAS data sets for further analysis. Do you want the code?
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