VIEWS News - Problems for Consultants


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The following list contains some of the questions sent to VIEWS News to be answered in the next few issues by our consultants. If you can resolve the problem yourself with some simple SAS code and a very short article, then please send it to VIEWS News, and your article will be considered for publication.

Articles from back issues of VIEWS News can be searched and downloaded from the back issues web page.

Please note that VIEWS News SAS Consultants are all unpaid volunteers. Their compensation is to have their articles read by VIEWS News subscribers, and VIEWS web site visitors, in the UK and around the globe.

Subject Problem Your article

How can you use JAVAOBJ to run Java classes from inside Data steps? JAVAOBJ provides a Data step interface to Java classes, but do you have a simple example that demonstrates how to use it? Email to editor

Which text editor do you use for SAS coding? You can use a vast range of text editors to write SAS programs, but which do you prefer and why? Email to editor

Some odd and undocumented features in SAS Do you know of any unusual features of SAS that are useful, but undocumented? Email to editor

Annotating RTF/PDF files with ODS It is possible with HTML files, but how do you annotate a Rich Text, or PDF, file with ODS? Email to editor

Sending emails from SAS using Lotus Notes Emails can be sent from within SAS by using the EMAIL engine with FILENAME. How do you send email if Lotus Notes is the email client? Email to editor

How do you use JDMS? How do you setup JDMS, the Java version of the Program Editor, Log and Output windows, so that you can write and submit SAS code remotely on a server via the web? Email to editor

When is the best time to use an index? What rules can be used to determine whether an index will improve performance? Is an index more useful in PROC SQL or DATA step processing? Email to editor

How will SAS 9 help? What will be the major benefits of SAS 9 for the average SAS programmer? Email to editor

Would you like to be a SAS Consultant for VIEWS News?
The following list contains some of the questions sent to VIEWS News to be answered in the next few issues by our consultants. If you can resolve the problem yourself with some simple SAS code and a very short article, then please send it to VIEWS News, and your article will be considered for publication. Articles from back issues of VIEWS News can be searched and downloaded from the back issues web page. Please note that VIEWS News SAS Consultants are all unpaid volunteers. Their compensation is to have their articles read by VIEWS News subscribers, and VIEWS web site visitors, in the UK and around the globe.
Subject	Problem	Your article
How can you use JAVAOBJ to run Java classes from inside Data steps?	JAVAOBJ provides a Data step interface to Java classes, but do you have a simple example that demonstrates how to use it?	Email to editor
Which text editor do you use for SAS coding?	You can use a vast range of text editors to write SAS programs, but which do you prefer and why?	Email to editor
Some odd and undocumented features in SAS	Do you know of any unusual features of SAS that are useful, but undocumented?	Email to editor
Annotating RTF/PDF files with ODS	It is possible with HTML files, but how do you annotate a Rich Text, or PDF, file with ODS?	Email to editor
Sending emails from SAS using Lotus Notes	Emails can be sent from within SAS by using the EMAIL engine with FILENAME. How do you send email if Lotus Notes is the email client?	Email to editor
How do you use JDMS?	How do you setup JDMS, the Java version of the Program Editor, Log and Output windows, so that you can write and submit SAS code remotely on a server via the web?	Email to editor
When is the best time to use an index?	What rules can be used to determine whether an index will improve performance? Is an index more useful in PROC SQL or DATA step processing?	Email to editor
How will SAS 9 help?	What will be the major benefits of SAS 9 for the average SAS programmer?	Email to editor