Day: December 11, 2016

 

Automatically assign libraries at startup

Library assignments can be a drag sometimes. All you want is for your libraries to be automatically assigned in your session. Can you let SAS do this? Sure, here’s how (FYI, I’m suggesting an interactive method here but if you prefer writing code, you can certainly embed multiple Libname statements in your programs to assign them at startup or even include them in your autoexec.sas program file). Click on the New Library icon. Enter theRead More

SAS Shortcuts

Clear log, output & submit code in one keystroke Activate your function keys by typing Keys in your command window. 2. Find a function that hasn’t been programmed yet.  I’ll pick F12. 3. Type in this command: Clear Log; Clear Output; Submit;     Now run any program by hitting the F12 key or whichever key you used as your shortcut for this tip. See how it automatically clears your log, output windows and submitsRead More