The Little SAS® Book: A Primer, Fourth Edition

Chapter 1. Getting Started Using SAS Software

• 1.1 The SAS Language 2

• 1.2 SAS Data Sets 4

• 1.3 The Two Parts of a SAS Program 6

• 1.4 The DATA Step's Built-in Loop 8

• 1.5 Choosing a Mode for Submitting SAS Programs 10

• 1.6 Windows and Commands in the SAS Windowing Environment 12

• 1.7 Submitting a Program in the SAS Windowing Environment 14

• 1.8 Reading the SAS Log 16

• 1.9 Viewing Your Results in the Output Window 18

• 1.10 Creating HTML Output 20

• 1.11 SAS Data Libraries 22

• 1.12 Viewing Data Sets in the Viewtable Window 24

• 1.13 Viewing the Properties of Data Sets with SAS Explorer 26

• 1.14 Using SAS System Options 28

The SAS Language

Many software applications are either menu driven, or command driven (enter a command—see the result). SAS is neither. With SAS, you use statements ...