topic Enterpise Guide or SAS v.9? in SAS Enterprise Guide https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Enterpise-Guide-or-SAS-v-9/m-p/72030#M7167 Hi I am writing a program and I was wondering if I should use Enterprise Guide or SAS programming. I need to use substrings, can I use substrings using enterprise guide. Lets say for example I have a Date of Visit and I need only certain years and certain months within those years. Can I do this using Enterprise Guide.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks for your help.<BR /> <BR /> Rabiya Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:36:02 GMT deleted_user 2009-02-02T22:36:02Z Enterpise Guide or SAS v.9? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Enterpise-Guide-or-SAS-v-9/m-p/72030#M7167 Hi I am writing a program and I was wondering if I should use Enterprise Guide or SAS programming. I need to use substrings, can I use substrings using enterprise guide. Lets say for example I have a Date of Visit and I need only certain years and certain months within those years. Can I do this using Enterprise Guide.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks for your help.<BR /> <BR /> Rabiya Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:36:02 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Enterpise-Guide-or-SAS-v-9/m-p/72030#M7167 deleted_user 2009-02-02T22:36:02Z Re: Enterpise Guide or SAS v.9? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Enterpise-Guide-or-SAS-v-9/m-p/72031#M7168 Hi Rabiya<BR /> <BR /> You can do just about as much in EG as you can in base. You have the option of writing your own code as well as using tasks.<BR /> <BR /> I personally prefer using EG now and a couple of the main reasons is I find it much easier to control the flow of programs and to pass them on to others to run once written.<BR /> <BR /> Derek<BR /> NZ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:29:05 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Enterpise-Guide-or-SAS-v-9/m-p/72031#M7168 DerekAdams 2009-02-03T06:29:05Z Re: Enterpise Guide or SAS v.9? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Enterpise-Guide-or-SAS-v-9/m-p/72032#M7169 Rabiya,<BR /> <BR /> For an overview of using SAS Enterprise Guide for SAS programming, see:<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://blogs.sas.com/sasdummy/index.php?/archives/76-SAS-Enterprise-Guide-for-SAS-programmers.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.sas.com/sasdummy/index.php?/archives/76-SAS-Enterprise-Guide-for-SAS-programmers.html</A><BR /> <BR /> There has also been some good discussion in the blog comments.<BR /> <BR /> Chris Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:13:45 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Enterpise-Guide-or-SAS-v-9/m-p/72032#M7169 ChrisHemedinger 2009-02-03T13:13:45Z