Definition

A SAS statement is a series of items that may include keywords, SAS names, special characters, and operators. All SAS statements end with a semicolon. A SAS statement either requests SAS to perform an operation or gives information to the system.

This book covers two kinds of SAS statements:

those used in DATA step programming
those that are global in scope and can be used anywhere in a SAS program.

The SAS Procedures Guide gives detailed descriptions of the SAS statements that are specific to each SAS procedure. The Complete Guide to the SAS Output Delivery System gives detailed descriptions of the Output Delivery System (ODS) statements.

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