Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Art Carpenter

• Publisher: SAS Institute
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 540
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

For SAS programmers or analysts who need to generalize their programs or improve programming efficiency, Art Carpenter thoroughly updates his successful second edition of Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language with an extensive collection of new macro language techniques and examples. Addressing the composition and operation of the SAS macro facility and the SAS macro language, this third edition offers nearly 400 ready-to-use macros, macro functions, and macro tools that enable you to convert SAS code to macros, define macro variables, and more! Users with a basic understanding of Base SAS who are new to the SAS macro language will find more detail, utilities, and references to additional learning opportunities; advanced macro language programmers who need help with data-driven macros and dynamic application development will find greatly expanded treatment of these topics.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
About This Book
About the Author
Part 1: Macro Basics
Chapter 1: What the Language Is, What It Does, and What It Can Do
Chapter 2: Defining and Using Macro Variables
Chapter 3: Defining and Using Macros
Chapter 4: Using Macro Parameters
Part 2: Using Macros
Chapter 5: Controlling Programs with Macros
Chapter 6: Interfacing with Data Set Values
Chapter 7: Using Macro Functions
Chapter 8: Discovering Even More Macro Language Elements
Chapter 9: Exploring Some Less Common Intermediate Topics
Chapter 10: Building and Using Macro Libraries
Part 3 Dynamic Macro Coding Techniques
Chapter 11: Writing Dynamic Programs
Chapter 12: Examples of Dynamic Programs
Part 4: Miscellaneous Topics and Examples
Chapter 13: Examples and Utilities to Perform Various Tasks
Chapter 14: Miscellaneous Topics
Appendix 1: Exercise Solutions
Appendix 2: Using the Macro Language with Compiled Programs
Appendix 3: Utilities and Examples Locator
Appendix 4: Code Sample Locator
Appendix 5: Glossary
Bibliography
Index