Category 1:  Move data around the Internet

• Telnet to stats.asu.edu (host computer)
• <ftp> open
• (to) psych.ed.asu.edu
• password:  guest
• > ls
• > get file name
• > bye

1.

 2.  Syntax error example:  INPUT age gender id
                                        PROC means;
                                            error at end of first line:  SAS will read proc and means
                                            as variables because the semicolon after id is missing
    Semantical error:  Is SAS doing what you want?  Keep log or documentation.

Category 3:  Getting data into a SAS dataset

ex.  Data exam;
Infile 'exam.acs.txt';
Input @12 test @;
if test = 1 then
    input emp_id 1-3
            height 4-5
            weight 6-8;
else if test = 2 then
    input emp-Id 1-3
    height 5-6
    weight 8-10;
run;
INFILE
INFORMAT
INPUT
 

SET, MERGE (combo), UPDATE (new version) - reading and combining Data sets
IN
LIBNAME
subsetting IF (IF not condition then delete)
WHERE (alternative IF)
DROP  (63-65)
KEEP   (63-65)
 

IF/THEN-ELSE    p. 50
SELECT                  53
PROC FORMAT     54 (also Ch 11)
PUT FUNCTION    56  (char_var=PUT (arg_var, any_fmt.);
       ex. Grade=PUT (Score, Scorefmt.);
ARRAY (135-145  note: 5.4)
FUNCTIONS (99-114)
 

PROC PRINT
VAR
PROC MEANS