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Topics For Today Setup Windows The parts of SAS Show the file extensions Set up folders Setup Office Using DOS The parts of SAS Configure SAS Enterprise Guide Application options Keyboard macros Using SAS Libraries Subsets Creating toy data sets Loading real data sets Descriptive statistics and graphics

Show File Extensions (Suffixes) in XP Setup Windows Show File Extensions (Suffixes) in XP 2 1 4 3 Uncheck 5

Setup Windows Add a new folder called projects Double click it (to open it)

Setup Windows The projects folder is inside of the c drive. This path is abbreviated c:\Projects If you hate to type, copy and paste it from here. You can choose the view of the contents by pushing this button. I usually use the details view.

Setup Windows Add a folder here called HPR223 Inside that folder add a folder called Lab1 Also in the c:\projects\hrp223 folder, add a folder called assignment2

Setup Windows If there is a project that you are working, on mark the folder with a new icon. 1) right click 2 3) Click Customize 2) Choose properties 4) Pick an icon

If you want to get to My Computer quickly, push the Windows key with e Setup Windows If you need to rename anything in windows, click it and push the F2 key. If you want to get to My Computer quickly, push the Windows key with e If you want to get to the desktop quickly, push Windows d If you want to search your hard drive, push Windows f

Setup Windows Download the letters and Numbers Excel file from the class website and confirm the file suffix is still xlsx

Office 2007 Voodoo Add the properties button to the quick access bar. Setup Office Office 2007 Voodoo Add the properties button to the quick access bar. Add the Switch Window button to the quick access bar. Add the folders you use a lot to the open and save dialog boxes.

Setup Office

Setup Office Ribbon to Quick Access You can add things to the quick access bar by right clicking on them.

Setup Office You can add this location to the Open and Save As dialog boxes for all of Office. Right click down here

Allowing EG to Talk to DOS Using DOS Allowing EG to Talk to DOS There are times when you want to have SAS or EG ask Windows to do a task. For example, you may want to have a folder (directory) created automatically or you may want to set the folder where SAS should look for files or where results will be stored by default. The easiest way to do this is to type programming commands in DOS (the file manipulation system that predates modern Microsoft Windows). Another word for the operating system is the shell.

DOS Stuff There are only a few commands you want to bother with Using DOS DOS Stuff There are only a few commands you want to bother with mkdir = make a directory mkdir c:\blah del = delete something del /Q c:\blah\*.* cd = change to a directory cd c:\blah

Shell Escape In SAS programs you can type DOS commands like this: Using DOS Shell Escape In SAS programs you can type DOS commands like this: X "dos stuff goes here"; These are called shell escapes. Obviously, shell escapes are dangerous tricks that give you the power to do all kinds of mischief including erasing a hard drive. By default, Enterprise Guide does not allow them. You need to tweak the registry to turn the functionality back on.

Shell Escape Commands in EG Using DOS Shell Escape Commands in EG Tweak to the registry: 1. Start => Run => enter REGEDIT => OK. 2. Select hkey_classes_root => clsid => {440196D4..... => localserver32. 3. Right-mouse on Default and select Modify. Be careful here. 4. Remove -noxcmd (should be the last item in the list) => Ok. 5. View => Refresh. 6. Exit the Registry window. 7. Reboot Backup your registry before you change anything: support.microsoft.com/kb/322756 Ask for help if you have the slightest question.

The parts of SAS WYSIWYG graphics editing WYSIWYG graphics editing

Change the Default File Location Configure SAS Change the Default File Location On every machine you use, you should change the default file location to the work library. Do this once per machine.

Configure SAS Click 1st Click 2x

Other Options To save your sanity, make this change to the options. Configure SAS Other Options To save your sanity, make this change to the options. Check this box on

Custom Code for Graphics Configure SAS Analyses in SAS 9.2 can have extra high resolution graphics. Permanently turn them on.

Configure SAS Making Code Easy To make it easier to write code I have prepared keyboard macros that will let you fill in the blanks in code rather than having to memorize the details of the language. Download the file www.stanford.edu/class/hrp223/2009/macros2009.kmf Open a code node, then from the Program menu, choose Editor Macros and click Macros. Choose Import… and select the file you downloaded

Configure SAS

Configure SAS Using the Macros When you type the name of an analysis or data management procedure, a "tool tip" will appear. Push the Tab key to have SAS include the code I wrote.

Using SAS Permanent Store I suggest that you save your data into the temporary work library by default. If you have a huge file which you only want to import once, or if you want to keep a permanent copy of a SAS data file, you will want to set up a permanent library. This is just a fancy way of specifying what folder SAS should use to save the .sas7bdat data files.

Custom Icons SAS 9.2 TS2 can not assign a library to a folder that has ever had a custom icon. It is OK to use the custom icon to mark a folder as an active project but you will need to add a folder inside of it with a normal icon to hold the data.

I suggest you use the c:\projects folder on your hard drive but if you do not have permission, you can use the desktop. To point EG to a library on your desktop you need to navigate to a path like: c:\Documents and Settings\blah\Desktop where blah is your account name on the PC.

Download the Data (1) Make the directory to hold the data… with DOS!!! Click the windows start button Click Run… Type cmd and push enter type mkdir c:\projects\hrp223\lab1 and push enter I go here for DOS questions: www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm

Download the Data (2) Download the data from here: www.stanford.edu/class/hrp223/2009/data/lettersAndNumbers.xlsx

Importing the Easy Way Using SAS Libraries The most bulletproof way for importing with EG 4.2 is to use the import wizard.

C:\Documents and Settings\AccountName\Desktop Using SAS Libraries If you have problems with access to folders you can use the Desktop C:\Documents and Settings\AccountName\Desktop

Using SAS Libraries You must click on the folder you want to use as a library. Expanding the tree is not enough. BAD Good

Using SAS Libraries 2nd add a line to the flowchart connecting the library to the import. It just looks good. 1st rename the node to match the library name

Using SAS Libraries

Using SAS Libraries

Using SAS Data Playing with Data Once the data is imported, you can add code “nodes” to the flowchart or use the graphical user interface to tweak the data and do analyses. Quick and easy subset and sorting Complex changes

Using SAS Data

Using SAS Data It gives you more options as you add in sort variables. SQL is built behind the scenes.

Converting Characters to Numbers Using SAS Data Converting Characters to Numbers If you want to convert a variable that is a character into numeric use the input function. Keep in mind that all values that include non-numeric values will be erased. input(originalName, N.D)

Using SAS Data

Using SAS Data Context sensitive menus help you describe the data you are browsing.

Descriptive Statistics Using SAS Descriptive Descriptive Statistics drag

Using SAS for Toy Data Toy Data Sets It used to be that you needed to memorize lots of arcane syntax to accomplish even the easiest of tasks, like making a toy data set. data humans; input isDead $ age; datalines; true 20 false 45 false 21 true 67 ; run;

Wizards take more time than typing but they are easy to use. Using SAS for Toy Data Wizards take more time than typing but they are easy to use. They can’t do some complicated tasks.

Data Step vs. Proc SQL The EG data manipulation tools use SQL. Using SAS for Toy Data Data Step vs. Proc SQL The EG data manipulation tools use SQL. For simple tasks you can use either language (or point and click) but for complicated tasks, each has advantages which I will eventually show you.

Export from REDCap importing into SAS Using SAS for Real Data Export from REDCap importing into SAS

Using SAS for Real Data

Using SAS for Real Data The path is missing. Add it in and run the program.

Using SAS for Real Data

Using SAS for Real Data Subset to get the Females.

Using SAS for Real Data Grab all variables then take away sex.

Using SAS for Real Data Remove the gender variable.

Using SAS for Real Data Enterprise Guide writes SQL.

Using SAS for Real Data SAS Data Step vs. SQL SQL is a nearly universal language for accessing, querying and changing data in databases. Most tasks can be easily done by having the SAS GUI write SQL for you. Data step programming is the language used only by SAS. Some frequently done tasks can be done quickly and easily with data step programming. splitting tables into several new tables processing groups of records

Using SAS for Real Data Procedures In addition to data step programming, the other major part of the SAS programming language is the use of procedures for analysis (and complex data manipulation). You can memorize the syntax and write PROC code or you can use EG and have it do the work for you.

Using SAS for Real Data

Using SAS for Real Data Drag and drop height into the analysis variable role. Then check on a histogram plot and tell it to insert the mean into the plot.

Using SAS for Real Data

Using SAS for Real Data