SAS

Reliable way to create/delete hundreds of folders/files
Hi there, The following code shows how I create/delete hundreds of folders and files. The problem is that it is not very reliable, sometimes a few folders won't be created, which cause code followed it stop running: data _null_; set dd; file "%sysfunc(pathname(work))\md.bat"; if _n_=1 then put 'rd/q/s "H... 2 Feb 2010 15:31

normal score back transformation
Hello, I have been working on a conditional spatial simulation. The conditioning set contained skewed data and per recommendations, I performed a nonparametric normal score transformation (Proc Rank)on the input data. Variography and subsequent simulation (proc Sim2d) were then performed on the transformed data. ... 2 Feb 2010 15:31

Bootstrapping a dendrogram?
SAS-L: A request from a co-worker is included below regarding a bootstrapping appr= oach to clustering. I have a tentative solution that I think is working co= rrectly, but would feel better if I could discuss the problem with others h= ave done something similar. In short(?), my approach was to: - create ... 2 Feb 2010 15:31

Non linear mixed modelling
Hi Sas Experts I have data on tree growth collected within plots. Plots are random effect in my model. I am assuming that the tree within same plots are more correlated. I want to take this into account while fitting my model. To do this i want to specify different error correlation structure as given by Littel ... 2 Feb 2010 15:31

Running SAS in batch under Windows XP.
seems that your charset is not optimal! On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:21:08 -0500, Lane, Jim <jim.lane(a)RBC.COM> wrote: SGksIEFsbAoKSSdtIHRyeWluZyB0byBwYWNrYWdlIHVwIGEgU0FTIHByb2dyYW0gdG8gcnVuIG lu ICJiYXRjaCIgaW4gdGhlCmJhY2tncm91bmQgdW5kZXIgV2luZG93cyBYUC4gSSd2ZSBnb3QgYS Bi YXNpYyBsaXR0bGUgYmF0IGZpbGUgdGh... 2 Feb 2010 15:31

AMMI in SAS
Hi all, i am trying to analyze GxE interaction using AMMI and unbalance data, i found that CIMMYT has some SAS codes for this analysis. here is the code that i downloaded: options ps=5000 ls=78; FILENAMEBIPLOT 'EXAMPLE5.CGM'; GOPTIONS DEVICE=CGMMWWCGSFNAME=BIPLOTGSFMODE=REPLACE; /******************... 27 Jan 2010 17:10

Importing Excel into SAS and the MIXED= option
MIXED just says if in the first X lines you see both, choose text. There is a registry setting you can change in your windows install that will tell it to scan down further. Which setting depends on which version of SAS you're running. You could also force the specific column to be CHAR (again depending on whic... 27 Jan 2010 21:42

Importing Excel into SAS and the MIXED= option
Hi All, = I have a very simple proc import program that reads in an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet has 5 columns, 2 of which are lab values. Some of the lab values have a '>' symbol. However, when I use the MIXED=3DYes option, the lab values were not saved as character variables in the SAS dataset an... 27 Jan 2010 17:09

Extended staggered (ESN) designs for variance components
Hi all I am attempting to design an unbalanced staggered nested study to estimate variance components. There are 6 factors A B C D E F with a maximum of levels of 6 3 2 2 3 2 respectively. Staggered Nested designs seem to be an alternative to fully nested designs in that the degrees of freedom are more evenly... 27 Jan 2010 14:53

How to read a large odd looking file
What I posted was indeed a hex viewer filedump as I didn't think the list would appreciate my posting the actual 8gig of characters. These were simply the first 272 characters. On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:12:48 -0500, Proc Me <procme(a)CONCEPT-DELIVERY.COM> wrote: Art, I've not got very far, but the following ma... 2 Feb 2010 15:32