2nd ed. — Sas Institute, 2010. — 308 p. — ISBN: 1607645289, 9781607645283Because SAS has the capability to do so much, it is actually quite hard to limit a book like this.
Throughout I have tried to take the view that if something can be done by using a SAS Enterprise Guide task, then that is the way to do it. I have not tried to show alternative methods to those in SAS Enterprise Guide unless there is some clear advantage.
I have also deliberately tried not to make this book a syntax reference. Instead, I have pointed to the available documentation and help.
The ideas for the techniques and tips in this book have come from many sources. Some are the result of customer projects I have been involved with. Many are techniques I have worked out in response to questions I have been asked by students during my courses. A few have come about because of my interest in the proper use of the capabilities of the World Wide Web.
SAS Enterprise Guide is continually evolving. Future versions will almost certainly provide capabilities to do some of the things we now have to do with code. But the SAS language is also evolving, so we might still need to use code with SAS Enterprise Guide to access added capabilities. There will always be a need to look beyond SAS Enterprise Guide to accomplish everything we need.
