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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!
• Filename ZIP• XLSX support – extended for 9.4• DOSUBL• Extended attributes on data sets• New ODS output destinations• Some notes about bitness
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BITNESS SUPPORTED ARCHITECTURES
• 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
SAS 9.4M1 brings
back 32-bit support
on Windows for
SAS Foundation
and SAS Enterprise
Guide
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EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES
STORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DATA IN YOUR DATA
Ideas include:• 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.pdfhttp://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2013/10/17/extended-attributes-sas-94/
Custom attributes
that can enrich
your SAS data
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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?
• Can read ZIP files created on Unix or Windows
without requiring zip commands• Can be from any software producing ZIP files
• Password-protected ZIP files not supported
• Can write ZIP files as well• Can be read by any software that reads ZIP files
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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 USING DIRECTORY-STYLE SYNTAX OR MEMBER=
Similar to
FILENAME with
directories,
CATALOG
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NEW XLSX SUPPORT XLSX ENHANCEMENTS WITH SAS/ACCESS TO PC FILES
• 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
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DOSUBL SUBMIT SAS CODE "ON THE SIDE"
• DOSUBL (new in 9.3m2) submits a complete step of
SAS program code and waits while it executes• Supports any SAS statements/steps
• Compare with CALL EXECUTE, which is SAS macro only
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DOSUBL EXAMPLE TRICK IN SAS ENTERPRISE GUIDE
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ODS POWERPOINT NEW ODS DESTINATION: POWERPOINT
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ALSO: EPUB BOOK YOUR RESULTS ON E-READERS
http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings13/368-2013.pdf
• ODS EPUB destination• Open e-book standard• Supported on a number
of devices, including Apple iBooks
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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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QUESTIONS?