Book Contents		Master Index

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macro facility

macro-related errors

macros

functions and CALL routines

%QSYSFUNC "Using Formats"

%QSYSFUNC "Using Functions"

SAS system options for

%SYSFUNC "Using Formats"

%SYSFUNC "Using Functions"

SYSRC autocall

magnitude versus floating point precision

many-to-many relationships

many-to-one relationships

match-merging SAS data sets

mathematical functions

MAX operator

in expressions

in WHERE expressions

MDDB files, SAS System version compatibility

memory management

optimizing

SAS system options for

MERGE statement

combining SAS data sets

match-merging SAS data sets

merging SAS data sets

MERROR system option

MIN operator

in expressions

in WHERE expressions

MISSING= system option

missing values

character variables

checking for in a DATA step

example

from character-to-numeric conversions

from illegal operations

generated by SAS

in raw data

numeric variables

printing in traditional listing output

propagation in calculations

propagation, preventing

special missing values "Special Missing Values"

special missing values "When Missing Values Are Generated by SAS"

missing values, setting

in a DATA step

in raw data "How to Represent Missing Values in Raw Data"

in raw data "When Variable Values Are Automatically Set to Missing by SAS"

in SAS data sets

MODIFY statement

combining SAS data sets "Combining SAS Data Sets: Methods"

combining SAS data sets "Combining SAS Data Sets: The Essentials"

indexes

primary uses of

specifying indexes for

updating SAS data sets

versus UPDATE statement

MPRINT system option

MSGLEVEL= system option

multi-unit date and time intervals

multi-week date and time intervals