Skip to Content
PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS®
book

PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS®

by Kirk Paul Lafler
September 2004
Beginner to intermediate
388 pages
6h 34m
English
SAS Institute
Content preview from PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS®

3.2. Formatting Output

PROC SQL consists of a standard set of statements and options to create, retrieve, alter, transform, and transfer data regardless of the operating system or where the data is located. These features provide tremendous power as well as control when integrating information from a variety of sources in a number of ways. Because emphasis is placed on PROC SQL’s data manipulation capabilities and not on its format and output capabilities, many programmers are unfamiliar with the SQL procedure’s output-producing features. Consequently, programmers resort to using report writers or special outputting tools to create the best looking output. To illustrate the virtues of PROC SQL in the SAS System, this chapter presents numerous ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS, Second Edition

PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS, Second Edition

Kirk Paul Lafler
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Administrator's Companion

Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Administrator's Companion

Edward Whalen, Marcilina Garcia, Burzin Patel, Stacia Misner, Victor Isakov

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781590475348