COMPGED

[Kiteulf]

Hi

Does anyone know the sourcecode for the function compged? 

I will be utilizing this function in another system that doesn't support that sas function.

[PeterClemmensen]

SAS does not usually share source code for its functions. What system do you want to use it in? There is probably a function available that will return the same result?

[Ksharp]

Check sas documentation about compged() ,especially in DETAILS , maybe you could find some clue.

[Kiteulf]

Yeah there are some clues, but I wish someone had a script doing the compged . 

It is to be used in a decision engine.

[Ksharp]

As @PeterClemmensen said, Maybe you could find some similar function in R or Python ?

[Kiteulf]

Yes if anyone could point me in the right direction... I have spent days searching and I can't find anything. 

So the lessons is don't use SAS functions when developing stuff??? or better, use python for every step.... 😞

[ChrisNZ]

No the lesson is that SAS put a lot of expertise in its 1000-odd functions and make a living by selling that expertise.

As you discover, this expertise is real and not always widely spread or available.

While FOSS is incredibly useful, not all good things in life come free.

[Kiteulf]

If there no one except sas fanboys here that can point to where the similar code is in python or r, I guess I will have to rewrite the setup to get rid of the sas stuff.

[ChrisNZ]

> If there no one except sas fanboys here that can point to where the similar code is in python or r,

One tends to find people knowledgeable about SAS on SAS forums, and people knowledgeable about python on python forums.

>I will have to rewrite the setup to get rid of the sas stuff.

If your overriding priority is to have absolutely everything free, then yes.

[Kiteulf]

We pay SAS millions every year but it boils down to pay even more.

[ChrisNZ]

You have a massive site if you pay that much. And if you do, you have access to all the compged goodness, and much more.

Just like if you lease a car, you can use all the features, but you don't buy the manufacturer's IP.

I am not even sure what the discussion is about actually. 

[Ksharp · Accepted solution]

Emmm. You could do it ,but you need pay some money to sas ,like buy SAS/Viya(run a service like JSON ) or SAS/Base .(run a batch file to invoke COMPGEND function )
If you want free(open source) stuff ,try Python .

[Dev22]

How get batch file to invoke COMPGEND function