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SAS catalogs, as autocall libraries

SAS code

conditionally generating

generating with macros

SAS/CONNECT interfaces

SAS data sets

damaged, return code for

determining number of variables observations, example

SAS process

login of current process

userid of current process

SAS process name, writing to log

SAS system options

in macro facility

required, for autocall macros

tracking problems with

turning off, for efficiency

SASAUTOS= system option

host-specific dependencies

syntax and description

SASMSTORE= system option

purpose

SASSTARTID automatic macro variable

%SCAN function

compared with %QSCAN function

syntax and description

SCL

example

interfaces with

referencing macro variables in submit blocks

resolving macro references

sharing macros between programs

scope

CALL SYMPUT routine and

defined

examples

scope of macro variables

variables created with SYMPUT routine

semantic errors

SERROR system option

purpose and use

session compiled macros

SQL procedure

controlling job execution

interfaces with

INTO clause

STARTSAS statement

id generated from

process name generated from

statement processing

with macro activity

without macro activity

STMT option, %MACRO statement

STORE option, %MACRO statement

purpose and use

stored compiled macro facility

efficiency and

stored compiled macros

calling

displaying information about

%STR function

% signs with

compared with other quoting function

examples

maintaining leading blanks, example

protecting blank to compile as text, example

quoting of value containing macro reference, example

syntax and description

%SUBSTR function

suffixes, for macro variable references

%SUPERQ function

compared with other quoting functions "%SUPERQ"

compared with other quoting functions "%SUPERQ"

entering macro keywords

examples

preventing warning messages

symbol tables

writing contents to SAS log

SYMBOLGEN system option

syntax and description

tracing resolution of macro variable references, example

SYMGET function

example

syntax and description

SYMGETN function

comparisons

example

formatting rules for assigning character values

formatting rules for assigning numeric values

problem with timing of referencing

scope of variables

syntax and description

SYMPUT routine

comparisons

formatting rules for assigning character values

formatting rules for assigning numeric values

problems with timing of referencing

scope of variables

syntax and description

SYMPUTN routine

syntax and description

syntax errors

SYSBUFFR automatic macro variable

example

purpose and use

%SYSCALL statement

with RANUNI call routine, example

SYSCC automatic macro variable

SYSCHARWIDTH automatic macro variable

SYSCMD automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSDATE automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSDATE9 automatic macro variable

formatting a value

SYSDAY automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSDEVIC automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSDMG automatic macro variable

SYSDSN automataic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSENV automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSERR automatic macro variable

purpose and use

return codes

%SYSEVALF function

BOOLEAN conversion type value

CEIL conversion type value

floating-point evaluation, example

FLOOR conversion type value

INTEGER conversion type value

%SYSEXEC statement

syntax and description

SYSFILRC automatic macro variable

purpose and use

%SYSFUNC function

compared with %NRBQUOTE functions

confirming existence of SAS data set, example

determining number of variables observations in a data set, example

formatting current date, example

formatting value produced by %SYSFUNC, example

portable SAS functions with

SAS functions not available for use, table

translating characters, example

%SYSFUNC macro function

%SYSGET function

syntax and description

SYSINDEX automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSINFO automatic maacro variable

purpose and use

SYSJOBID automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSLCKRC automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSLIBRC automatic macro variable

purpose and use

%SYSLPUT macro statement

SYSMENV automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSMSG automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSPARM automatic macro variable

example

purpose and use

SYSPARM= system option

syntax and description

SYSPBUFF automatic macaro variable

purpose and use

SYSPROCESSID automatic macro variable

example

SYSPROCESSNAME automatic macro variable

%SYSPROD function

commonly-used codes

example

syntax and description

%SYSRC autocall macro

example

mnemonics for warning and error conditions, table

syntax and description

fileref messages, table

library assign/deassign messages, table

library/member/entry messages, table

miscellaneous operations messages, table

sas file open and update messages, table

SYSRC automatic macro variable

purpose and use

%SYSRPUT statement

syntax and description

SYSSCP and SYSSCPL automatic macro variables

deleting temporary file, example

purpose

values, table

SYSSITE automatic macro variabale

purpose and use

SYSSTARTID automatic macro variable

example

SYSSTARTNAME automatic macro variable

SYSTIME automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSUSERID automatic macro variable

SYSVER automatic macro variable

purpose and use

SYSVLONG automatic macro variable

purpose and use