• Uses for PROC FCMP
• A procedure for writing functions with DATA step source
• Secure stored macros
• Small, yet significant additions to DATA step
• The pre-production DATA step/ODS interface for custom reporting

Tips and tricks presentation
Panning for Gold: Nuggets of Helpful SAS^® Code

 

 

• use of a colon modifier to delete temporary datasets,
• special use of the sum function for contiguous variables,
• importing of a Microsoft Excel worksheet through use of DDE, a many to many merge that is performed using a data step
• a method of printing placeholder output to the output window when a dataset has no values.

What else will this meeting offer?

• PROC TRIVIA as presented by our very own GVSUG Vice-Chair, Michael Tomb (you’ll love this audience participation game)
• Door prizes courtesy of SAS and NESUG
• Appetizers and soft drinks provided by GVSUG

Directly after the meeting …
Join us for a SAS ‘n SUDS informal gathering at TGIF Restaurant located on the corner of East Henrietta and Crittenden Roads, directly across from Corporate Woods Complex.

Registration and Membership
Advance registration will begin immediately.  Please send an email to Joseph_Guido@urmc.rochester.edu or to the website at GVSUGreply@gmail.com

 

Dear GVSUGers,

I am sorry to inform you but our Fall 2009 meeting has been CANCELLED due to our keynote speaker being ill.  We plan to reschedule for January 2010.  Stay tuned for more information.  Thank you for your understanding.

Joseph Guido, Chair

GVSUG

Our Fall Meeting is set for Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 3-6pm (registration at 2:30pm).  The VENUE has CHANGED for THIS MEETING!!!  We will be meeting at the Chair’s workplace (120 Corporate Woods, Suite 350 (behind Phillip’s European Restaurant).  It should be a great meeting as we have Jason Secosky giving us PART DEUX - A SAMPLER OF WHAT’S NEW IN SAS^® 9.2 — This presentation will highlight new features in DATA step, Macro, and ODS, and show how coding with SAS is easier than ever with SAS 9.2. Key topics include:

• Uses for PROC FCMP
• A procedure for writing functions with DATA step source
• Secure stored macros
• Small, yet significant additions to DATA step
• The pre-production DATA step/ODS interface for custom reporting

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Our own Bill Csont (GVSUG executive committee member) will give a talk entitled  “Panning for Gold: Nuggets of Helpful SAS^® Code”

Examples in this presentation include:

• use of a colon modifier to delete temporary datasets,
• special use of the sum function for contiguous variables,
• importing of a Microsoft Excel worksheet through use of DDE, a many to many merge that is performed using a data step
• a method printing placeholder output to the output window when a dataset has no values.

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Additional Details to follow next week ………………… Stay tuned …………………………………….

Joseph Guido, Chair

 

 

 

 

 

Dear GVSUGers,

Although I slightly late with this post, I would like to send thanks to Karen Crandall, Adam Rains, Joseph Guido for presenting at the GVSUG Spring Meeting.  Karen gave a great keynote talk on “Practical Macro”.  Adam dazzled us with SAS/Graph and MAPS and Joe spoke about his latest Guido’s Guide (this iteration was PROC UNIVARIATE).  I would like to thank all who made this meeting a success (especially our treasurer, Janet Albright, who takes care of all the little details).  Also, thanks to the rest of the executive committee of Sue Greenberg, Debbie Birdsall, Sam Sanfratello, Mike Tomb (Vice-Chair), Adam Rains, Bill Csont.  Thanks especially to you (our members)!!!

Sincerely,

Joseph Guido, Chair