Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS 9.4, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

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Data Set Indexes

For information about indexing data sets, see SAS Data Set Options: Reference. You

do not need to sort data sets before using a BY statement in the PRINT procedure if

the data sets have an index for the variable or variables that are specified in the BY

statement.

Style Elements and Style Attributes

For complete information about style elements and style attributes, see SAS Output

Delivery System: User’s Guide.

PROC PRINT

For complete documentation, see Base SAS Procedures Guide.

PROC SORT

For more information, see Chapter 12, “Working with Grouped or Sorted

Observations,” on page 183. For complete reference documentation about the SORT

procedure, see Base SAS Procedures Guide.

SAS formats

For complete documentation, see SAS Formats and Informats: Reference. Formats

that are available with SAS software include fractions, hexadecimal values, roman

numerals, Social Security numbers, date and time values, and numbers written as

words.

SAS macro facility

For complete reference documentation, see SAS Macro Language: Reference.

WHERE statement

For complete reference documentation, see SAS Statements: Reference. For a

complete discussion of WHERE processing, see SAS Language Reference: Concepts.

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