BASUG Quarterly Meeting Announcement
SAS® 9.2 is out! Please join us for this informative meeting on all the cool new stuff in this new version. We are delighted to host Jason Secosky, a current developer in R&D at SAS, and Chris Olinger, an original developer of ODS.
Topic: New Features in SAS® 9.2
When: Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 8:15 AM – Noon
Where: Holiday Inn Brookline
1200 Beacon Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 277-1200
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How: Individual, On-Line Registration Required. No Email!
To register: Please visit: http://www.basug.org/register.php3
Contact: If you have questions about the meeting contact Lori Goldman (Lori.Goldman@ingenix.com) or Asli Memisoglu (asli_memisoglu@comcast.net)
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Agenda* |
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8:15-8:45 |
Sign in and Refreshments |
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8:45-9:00 |
Announcements |
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9:00-09:50 |
User-Written Data Step Functions, by Jason Secosky, SAS Institute |
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09:50-10:00 |
Leg stretch |
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10:00-10:45 |
Changes and Enhancements to ODS for 9.2 by Chris Olinger, d-Wise Technologies |
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10:45-11:05 |
Break |
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11:05-12:00 |
A Sampler of What's New in Base SAS 9.2, by Jason Secosky, SAS Institute |
*Note: Times are approximate and subject to change. Please re-visit the BASUG website (www.basug.org) for updated information.
Abstracts and Bios
User-Written Data Step Functions
By Jason Secosky, SAS Institute
For years, users have asked for the ability to write functions in DATA step syntax. The day has come when this is possible. In SAS®9, the FCMP procedure provides the ability to write functions using DATA step syntax. In SAS®9.2, these functions can be called from a DATA step. This paper explains how to write functions with PROC FCMP and how these functions are invoked from a DATA step. It also contains caveats when calling PROC FCMP functions from a DATA step.
A Sampler of What's New in Base SAS®9.2
By Jason Secosky, SAS Institute
This presentation shows how coding with SAS is easier than ever with SAS 9.2. We highlight the top new features and performance improvements in DATA step, PROC SQL, and PROC SORT. Included are several "Top 10" SASware Ballot items, writing functions with DATA step syntax, and more intuitive and culturally acceptable sorting with PROC SORT. Come see what's new in the next version of Base SAS.
Jason Secosky is a Principal Software Developer at SAS and is responsible for extending and maintaining the DATA step language. He has been at SAS since 1997. Prior to working at SAS, Jason received a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of California, San Diego and a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington. Jason is interested in discussing how you use SAS and the DATA step.
Changes and Enhancements to ODS for 9.2
By Chris Olinger, d-Wise Technologies
Version 9.2 of the SAS system provides some long awaited features to the ODS system. This talk will focus on some of the major changes available in the release to make the SAS programmer’s life a little easier such as CSS support, better symbol control, retirement of the REPLACE statement, and more.
Chris Olinger, President of d-Wise Technologies, has been developing enterprise software for over 20 years. While employed at SAS Institute he was the manager of the Base SAS reporting group and lead developer of ODS as well as being involved in the design and development of the SAS Drug Development platform. More recently, Chris has been involved in the development of SAS and web based applications within the framework of his software company.
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