Harizontal High-Low Plot

/* Set graphics options */
goptions reset=all cback=white border;

/* Set system options */
data a;
input TEST $8. BREAKS;
cards;
Cold 5
Cold 12
Cold 14
Cold 22
Cold 52
Heat 20
Heat 25
Heat 10
Heat 22
Heat 47
Gases 12
Gases 25
Gases 33
Gases 48
Gases 24
Pressure 10
Pressure 12
Pressure 14
Pressure 22
Pressure 60
Xrays 20
Xrays 25
Xrays 14
Xrays 22
Xrays 29
Humidity 20
Humidity 25
Humidity 33
Humidity 40
Humidity 24
;
run;

/* Sort data by variable TEST */
proc sort; by TEST; run;

/**************************************************/
/* Create an output data set, B using PROC MEANS */
/* that contain new variables, MEAN, STD, STDERR, */
/* MIN, and MAX. */
/**************************************************/

proc means mean std stderr min max data=a;
by TEST;
output out=b mean=mean min=min max=max;
run;

/****************************************************************/
/* Create an annotate data set, ANNO to draw the bars at +/- 1, */
/* 2, or 3 Standard Deviation or Standard Error of the mean. */
/****************************************************************/

data anno;
retain xsys ysys '2' when 'a';
length color function $8 ;
set b;

/* Draw the horizontal line from min to max */
function='move'; xsys='2'; ysys='2'; yc=TEST; x=min; color='blue'; output; function='draw'; x=max; color='blue'; size=2; output;

/* Draw the MEAN horizontal line making the SIZE bigger */
function='move'; xsys='2';ysys='2';yc=TEST;x=mean; color='red'; output; function='draw'; x=mean; ysys='9'; y=+2; size=4; output;
function='draw'; x=mean; y=-4; size=4; output;

/* Draw the line for the MIN value */
function='move';xsys='2';ysys='2';yc=TEST;x=min;color='red';output;
function='draw';x=min;ysys='9';y=+2;size=2;output;
function='draw';x=min;y=-4;size=2;output;

/* Draw the line for the MAX value */
function='move';xsys='2';ysys='2';yc=TEST;x=max;color='red';output;
function='draw';x=max;ysys='9';y=+2;size=2;output;
function='draw';x=max;y=-4;size=2;output;

axis1 order=(0 to 100 by 10);
symbol1 i=none v=none c=black;

proc gplot data=b ;
plot test*mean / anno=anno haxis=axis1 href=30 60 90; /* The HREF= option draws reference lines */
run;
quit;

Use DO WHILE to read in every word in a string

%local cnt tword ntot1;

%let cnt=1;
%let tword=%qscan(&tstring,&cnt,%str( ));
%* let ntot1=%qscan(&tcount,&cnt,%str( ));

%do %while(&tword ne);

      data _null_;
            set &dir..&dsn;
            if &tname="&tword";
            call symput('twlbl',trim(left(&tlname)));
      run;

      %concat; *** Macro program is appended after Macro descrip;

      %let cnt=%eval(&cnt+1);
      %let tword=%qscan(&tstring,&cnt,%str( ));
      %* let ntot1=%qscan(&tcount,&cnt,%str( ));

%end; *** End of While(tword ne);

%let cnt=%eval(&cnt-1);

Define delimiter in PROC IMPORT

DSD DLM="|" TRUNCOVER LRECL=4096

proc import datafile="..." dbms=dlm out=... replace;
      delimiter='|';
      getnames=yes;
run;

Variables names to avoid when create Oracle tables from SAS

Oracle Reserved Words

Generate RTF, XML, PDF, and Excel files with ODS and SAS/IntrNet

SAS IntrNet

Label variable with special character

Create delta in the report and label:

ods escapechar='^';
ods rtf file='temp.rtf'; *** Can be HTML or PDF too;

proc report data=sashelp.class nowd ps=40;
      col age new;
      define new / format=$30. ;
/* for the RTF */
      compute new/char ;
            new='^S={font_face=symbol} D';
      endcomp;
/* for the listing */
      label age="my label" 'F0'X ;
run;

ods rtf close;


Create superscript:

Get superscripts for 0, 1, 2, and 3 in printed SAS output by using the extended characters specified in hexadecimal. The following example shows the superscripts for 0, 1, 2, and 3 using 'b0'x, 'b9'x, 'b2'x 'b3'x respectively:

data _null_;
      file print;
      put 'This is a superscript zero' 'b0'x;
      put 'This is a superscript one' 'b9'x;
      put 'This is a superscript two' 'b2'x;
      put 'This is a superscript three' 'b3'x;
run;

proc print label data=sashelp.class;
      label age=age'b2'x;
run;

Change background color of Xterm window

xterm -sb -fn fixed -ls -display $DISPLAY -bg honeydew3 &

Rename all vars in a dataset using SASHELP

*Create a temporary dataset... DSN;
data dsn;
a=1;
b=2;
c=3;
d=4;
e=5;
f=6;
run;


%macro test(lib,dsn);

*/1)*/ data _null_;
      set sashelp.vtable(where=(libname="&LIB" and memname="&DSN"));
      call symput('nvars',nvar);
run;

*/2)*/ data dsn;
      set sashelp.vcolumn(where=(libname="&LIB" and memname="&DSN"));
      call symput(cats("var",_n_),name);
run;

*/3)*/ proc datasets library=&LIB;
      modify &DSN;
      rename
      %do i = 1 %to &nvars;
            &&var&i=Rename_&&var&i.
      %end;
      ;
quit;
run;
%mend;

%test(WORK,DSN);

Generate random numbers

options pageno=1 nodate ls=80 ps=64;

data u1(keep=x);
      seed = 104;
      do i = 1 to 5;
            call ranuni(seed, x);
            output;
      end;
      call symputx('seed', seed);
run;

data u2(keep=x);
      seed = &seed;
      do i = 1 to 5;
            call ranuni(seed, x);
            output;
      end;
run;

data all;
      set u1 u2;
      z = ranuni(104);
run;

proc print label;
      label x = 'Separate Streams' z = 'Single Stream';
run;

Output from the CALL RANUNI Routine
              Separate      Single
Obs      Streams      Stream

1      0.23611      0.23611
2      0.88923      0.88923
3      0.58173      0.58173
4      0.97746      0.97746
5      0.84667      0.84667
6      0.80484      0.80484
7      0.46983      0.46983
8      0.29594      0.29594
9      0.17858      0.17858
10      0.92292      0.92292