Create datasets which don't show up in file listings

Phil Mason has all the details on how to create “hidden” data sets.

SAS Enhanced Editor Tricks

Phil Mason: tips for using Find in the enhanced editor

PW Consulting: keyboard shortcuts for the enhanced editor

Paul Grant (pdf): creating code templates in the SAS Enhanced Editor using abbreviations and user defined keywords

Daily Newsletters from SUGI 30

Very nice newsletters containing daily highlights from SUGI 30 (which just ended) can be found here.

NESUG Deadline Nearing

From: Earl Westerlund of NESUG

April 15 is a deadline for more than just tax returns. It is also the
deadline for submitting your abstract for the NESUG conference. For
information, go to the NESUG2005 website and click on the “Call
for Papers Info” link.

Why present at NESUG? Here are a few reasons:

• You receive a $225 discount on registration fee for a full-length paper (20 or 50 minute talk or poster), or a $100 discount for a 10-minute Coders’ Corner paper.
• You receive an extra thank-you gift.
• You have the opportunity to spend a few days in late summer in Portland, Maine. The scenery is beautiful, as is the seafood!

A number of GVSUG members have spoken at NESUG, so if you have any
questions, just ask us!

Over 30 Attend GVSUG Meeting

Over 30 GVSUG Members attended the Spring 2005 GVSUG meeting. In addition to playing “GVSUG Hold ’Em” (don’t ask), those in attendance also participated in some lively networking sessions, enjoyed some fine refreshments, and heard four talks:

1. “Contrasting programming techniques for summarizing voluminous SAS output using the SAS Output Delivery System (ODS) (PROC FREQ as an example)” by Stuart Long, Westat
2. “Where to Get SAS® Help When the Local Goo-Roo Is Out” by Earl Westerlund, University of Rochester
3. “Macros that do Windows, Data and other tricks” by Michael E. Tomb, Informatica ECS, Inc.
4. “Univariate Outlier Detection Using a Macro based on the IML Routines LTS and LMS” by John Hixon, Eastman Kodak Company

Hixon’s talk is available in the Member’s Only section of the GVSUG website. Long’s talk (.pdf) is available at the SUGI 30 Proceedings website; and the other talks will be made available as soon as possible.

Goodnight Steps Down at SAS; Will Head GVSUG

Dr. James Goodnight, CEO of SAS Institute, today announced that he will step down as CEO of SAS so that he can run GVSUG. “It has always been a dream of mine to run a local SAS user’s group, and GVSUG seems like the perfect fit”. Goodnight, who owns 2/3 of SAS Institute, will reportedly seek to obtain 2/3 ownership of GVSUG. “I just like the number 2/3”, he said.

Employees at SAS Institute were stunned. One employee, Warren Kuhfeld, said, “With Goodnight gone, am I going to be allowed to write 857 page reports like I used to?” Another employee, Petra Locke, worried “Goodnight loved Vanilla Coke. I love Vanilla Coke. But with him gone, will they still carry Vanilla Coke in the vending machines? It’s the end of civilization as we know it!”

Members of GVSUG were elated. According to GVSUG member Keisha Boughton, “I think GVSUG kinda lost focus after that Bart Simpson debacle. We were the laughingstock of all SAS Users Groups. I’m sure Goodnight will be able to fix our reputation.”

Goodnight is already planning to move to Rochester, and is considering buying the former Rochester fast ferry for GVSUG. According to Goodnight, there is a huge market of Torontonians who will want to use the fast ferry to attend GVSUG meetings.