SAS Language: Reference, Version 6

The authoritative reference to the base SAS language, this book provides complete coverage of platform-independent features of the DATA step, display manager, and related features. In Part 1 you'll find in-depth coverage of the heart of the SAS System, including DATA step processing and the SAS file structure. In Part 2 you'll find reference entries for each feature of the base SAS language. To take advantage of this book, you should have previous experience with SAS software or an intermediate level of expertise with another programming language. Users can access the language element descriptions in this book through the Online Documentation selection in SAS System Help. This information is also available online with Release 6.11 and later releases of base SAS software.