The Basics of the SAS Language
SAS Statements
A SAS statement is a
type of SAS language element that is used to perform a particular
operation in a SAS program or to provide information to a SAS program.
SAS statements are free-format. This means that they can begin and
end anywhere on a line, that one statement can continue over several
lines, and that several statements can be on the same line. Blank
or special characters separate words in a SAS statement.
Tip
You can specify SAS statements
in uppercase or lowercase. In most situations, text that is enclosed
in quotation marks is case sensitive.
Here are two important
rules for writing SAS programs:
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A SAS statement ends with a semicolon.
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A statement usually begins with a SAS ...
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