HELLO SAS 9.4: WHAT'S NEW?
CHRIS HEMEDINGER, SAS
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JUST A GLANCE
Rushing to
judgement
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SAS 9.4
WHAT'S NEW FOR SAS USERS? SOME HIGHLIGHTS!
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Filename ZIP
XLSX support – extended for 9.4
DOSUBL
Extended attributes on data sets
New ODS output destinations
Some notes about bitness
BITNESS
SAS 9.4M1 brings
back 32-bit support
on Windows for
SAS Foundation
and SAS Enterprise
Guide
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SUPPORTED ARCHITECTURES
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Initial release of SAS 9.4 – 64-bit only on Windows
SAS Enterprise Guide 6.1 – 64-bit only
SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office – 32-bit and 64-bit
Maintenance 1 release will re-introduced 32-bit
applications
EXTENDED
ATTRIBUTES
STORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DATA IN YOUR DATA
Ideas include:
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Custom attributes
that can enrich
your SAS data
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Add statistics (data set level or column level)
Document formulas
Embed an entire SAS program!
More:
http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings13/135-2013.pdf
http://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2013/10/17/extended-attributes-sas-94/
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EXTENDED
ATTRIBUTES
Code example
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EXTENDED
ATTRIBUTES
Result example
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FILENAME ZIP
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ ZIP FILES?
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Can read ZIP files created on Unix or Windows
without requiring zip commands
• Can be from any software producing ZIP files
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Password-protected ZIP files not supported
Can write ZIP files as well
Can be read by any software that reads ZIP files
ODS PACKAGE
REMINDER: HOW YOU CAN CREATE ZIP FILES
More:
http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings13/131-2013.pdf
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READING ZIP FILES MEMBER ACCESS EXAMPLE
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INFILE WITH ZIP
Similar to
FILENAME with
directories,
CATALOG
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USING DIRECTORY-STYLE SYNTAX OR MEMBER=
NEW XLSX
SUPPORT
XLSX ENHANCEMENTS WITH SAS/ACCESS TO PC FILES
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PROC IMPORT and EXPORT with DBMS=XLSX
Add new sheet to existing workbook, replace an
existing sheet
XLSX is where it's at
Does not require PC Files Server
Not subject to 32-bit/64-bit complications
DOSUBL
SUBMIT SAS CODE "ON THE SIDE"
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DOSUBL (new in 9.3m2) submits a complete step of
SAS program code and waits while it executes
• Supports any SAS statements/steps
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Compare with CALL EXECUTE, which is SAS macro only
DOSUBL
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EXAMPLE TRICK IN SAS ENTERPRISE GUIDE
ODS POWERPOINT NEW ODS DESTINATION: POWERPOINT
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ALSO: EPUB BOOK YOUR RESULTS ON E-READERS
• ODS EPUB destination
• Open e-book standard
• Supported on a
number of devices,
including Apple iBooks
http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings13/368-2013.pdf
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LOTS MORE SEE THE WHAT'S NEW IN SAS 9.4 DOC
http://support.sas.com/documentation/whatsnew
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