Book Contents		Master Index

Index

A

access descriptors

access methods, combining SAS data sets

accessing data with views, performance optimization

action statements

aliases, informats

ampersand (&), reading raw data

AND operator

APPEND procedure

arithmetic operators

summary table of

WHERE-expression processing

array bounds

determining

specifying "Specifying Array Bounds"

specifying "Specifying Array Bounds"

array processing

array reference

ARRAY statement

arrays, examples

arrays, multi-dimensional

grouping variables

processing with nested DO loops

two dimensional

two dimensional, specifying bounds

arrays, one-dimensional

defining with variable lists

defining, syntax for

DO UNTIL expressions

DO WHILE expressions

functions for

grouping variables as

number of elements, defining

number of elements, determining

processing with DO loops

referencing, rules for

referencing, syntax for

selecting the current variable

assignment statement

asterisk, referencing arrays

ATTRIB statement

creating variables

specifying formats

specifying informats

audit files

audit trails

benefits of

capturing rejected observations, example

controlling

data file update, example

defining user variables

determining status of

fast-append

initiating "Audit Trail"

initiating "Audit Trail"

limitations

operation

passwords

performance

reading

autoexec files

automatic naming convention

automatic variables