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Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

At compile time when a SAS data set is read, what items are created?

Posted 04-02-2019 01:54 AM (3709 views)

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Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

Name statements that function at both compile and execution time.

Posted 04-02-2019 02:03 AM (3707 views) | In reply to Yadav1

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Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

Identify statements whose placement in the DATA step is critical.

Posted 04-02-2019 01:55 AM (3706 views) | In reply to Yadav1

Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

At compile time when a SAS data set is read, what items are created?

Posted 04-02-2019 02:01 AM (3710 views) | In reply to Yadav1

Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

Name statements that function at both compile and execution time.

Posted 04-02-2019 02:03 AM (3708 views) | In reply to Yadav1

Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

Name statements that are for execution only.

Posted 04-02-2019 02:03 AM (3709 views) | In reply to Yadav1

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Re: Name statements that are for execution only.

Posted 04-02-2019 03:47 AM (3700 views) | In reply to Yadav1

Maxim 1:

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Fluorite | Level 6

Fluorite | Level 6

In the flow of DATA step processing, what is the first action in a typical DATA Step?

Posted 04-02-2019 02:04 AM (3716 views) | In reply to Yadav1

Tourmaline | Level 20

Tourmaline | Level 20

Re: In the flow of DATA step processing, what is the first action in a typical DATA Step?

Posted 04-02-2019 03:38 AM (3704 views) | In reply to Yadav1

@Yadav1, Welcome to the SAS Communities 🙂

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Re: In the flow of DATA step processing, what is the first action in a typical DATA Step?

Posted 04-02-2019 03:42 AM (3702 views) | In reply to Yadav1

You'll learn a lot faster by reading SAS's documentation on DATA step processing. For example:

https://go.documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=pgmsascdc&cdcVersion=9.4_3.4&docsetId=basess&docsetTarget=n0...

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Re: At compile time when a SAS data set is read, what items are created?

Posted 04-02-2019 04:03 AM (3687 views) | In reply to Yadav1

I combined all your one-line questions into one, as the answers are the same for all:

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How to convert datasets to data steps
The macro for direct download as ZIP
How to post code
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How to deal with locked files on UNIX

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