SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts, Third Edition, Volumes 1 and 2
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file formats
SAS 9 587
file protection
See also passwords
assigning with PW= data set option 595
complete protection 595
encryption 598
file shortcuts
configuring with registry 247
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 12
filename extensions
SAS 9 588
filerefs
assigning with Explorer window 293
configuring with registry 247
files 4
accessing without librefs 478
moving between operating environments 611
opening with Explorer window 296
renaming 295
repairing damaged files 611
sorting 296
financial functions 41
FIRSTOBS= data set option
I/O optimization and 217
segmenting a subset 209
FIRST.variable 376, 380
floating-point representation 90
double-precision vs. single-precision 98
fractions 94
IBM mainframes 91
IEEE standard 94
minimum number of bytes 97
numeric comparisons 95
OpenVMS 93
precision vs. magnitude 94
storing numbers with less precision 95
transferring data between operating systems 98
troubleshooting 91
truncating numbers 97
foreign key integrity constraints 505
format modifiers
for error reporting 156
FORMAT statement
creating variables 82
specifying formats 28
formats 27, 79
byte ordering for integer binary data 32
data conversions 38
date values and 131
datetime values and 131
encodings 38
packed decimal data 34
permanent 29
specifying 28
specifying with ATTRIB statement 29
specifying with FORMAT statement 28
specifying with PUT functions 28
specifying with PUT statement 28
specifying with %SYSFUNC function 28
syntax 27
temporary 29
time values and 131
user -defined 32
zoned decimal data 34
formatted input 365
fractions
floating-point representation 94
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) 12
FULLSTIMER system option 214
fully-bounded range condition 202
functions 38
argument restrictions 40
changing DATA step execution sequence 339
depreciation functions 41
descriptive statistic functions 41
file manipulation 42
financial functions 41
in expressions 117
in WHERE expressions 200
PRX functions 45
random-number functions 43
syntax 39
Web application functions 55
within macro functions 42