Just Enough SAS®: A Quick-Start Guide to SAS® for Engineers

Chapter 1. Getting Started

• 1.1 Introduction 2

• 1.2 Installing the Sample Code 2

• 1.3 Starting a SAS Session 4

• 1.4 Writing, Submitting, and Saving SAS Code 6

• 1.5 Using autoexec.sas 8

• 1.6 Just Enough Syntax 9

• 1.7 SAS Programming 10

• 1.8 SAS Procedures 12

• 1.9 Debugging Basics 14

• 1.10 Chapter Summary 16

Introduction

This chapter shows you how to get started using SAS.

• Sections 1.2 and 1.3 show you how to install the files and folders included on the companion Web site and how to start a SAS session.

• Sections 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 cover some basic SAS syntax, including how to write, submit, and save a simple program, and how to customize your SAS environment with autoexec.sas.

• Sections 1.7 and 1.8 give a brief overview of the key elements of SAS programming.

• Section 1.9 ...