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- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 10:21:57 CDT
- Reply-To: "R. Snyder" <rsnyder@LOBBY.TI.COM>
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- From: "R. Snyder" <rsnyder@LOBBY.TI.COM>
- Subject: Re: SAS/AF beginner needs suggestions
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- In-Reply-To: <9208201500.AA29423@ti.com>; from "Dawn Dalmas" at Aug 20,
- 92 10:56 am
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- Dawn writes:
- >
- > CONTENT: SAS/AF beginner needs suggestions
- > REL/PLTF: mine is VAX/VMS running SAS v6.06
- > E-ADDR: DALMAS@NIEHS.BITNET
- > NAME: Dawn Dalmas
- > DATE: August 20, 1992
- >
- > I'd like to develop SAS/AF applications for data entry which are menu-driven
- > and user-friendly, featuring data/field value restrictions, help selections,
- > user-generation of reports, resulting in creation of SAS datasets. Sounds
- > like a job for SAS/AF, right? But I'm having a little trouble getting
- started,
- > and would appreciate suggestions/comments/advice aimed at my level (SAS
- > programmer with no AF or SCL experience). I have one Fine Manual at my
- > fingertips: SAS/AF Usage & Reference, Vs. 6, 1st edition. The Ch.10 (p.172)
- > description of PROC BUILD states ability to "read from and write to SAS data
- > sets" yet I'm not clear on just how to do this. Are there other manuals/books
- > you'd recommend with tutorial-type examples? Is the SI course "SAS/AF
- Software
- > Applications Using Screen Control Language" worth the money?
- >
- Dawn,
-
- I believe the p. 172 reference is to several SCL language functions which are
- documented in the SAS Screen Control Language Reference, Version 6, First
- Edition. This manual is a must. Also available now is SAS Screen Control
- Language, Usage, Version 6, First Edition. It looks to be pretty good.
-
- I took the AF class from SI and highly recommend it. If price is a problem,
- order the Course Notes for $50.00 and work through them on your own ( with
- SAS-L to answer questions, of course ).
-
- Regards,
-
- Bob Snyder, Texas Instruments, Sherman TX
-