by Ronald P. Cody
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Ron Cody's SAS Functions by Example is a must-have reference for anyone who writes programs in Base SAS. From ABS to ZIPSTATE, more than 180 of the most useful SAS language functions are clearly defined and illustrated with fully annotated working programs. Written as both a reference manual and an instructional guide, this book's features include functions arranged by category; coverage of 48 functions that are NEW for SAS 9.1; a tutorial on Perl regular expressions; extensive sample programs featuring each of the functions; tips to show you novel ways to use functions or to use several functions together to achieve the result you want; a list of programs, an alphabetic list of all the functions in the book, and a comprehensive index of functions and tasks. Beginning and seasoned SAS users will benefit from this comprehensive and useful reference guide to SAS functions!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Good reference book, 2007-12-15
Spend over ten hours going over the book as soon as I got, found it very well written and filled with simple examples. I have been using SAS for two years including few SAS functions like time and date, statistical and others. Good book for beginner programmer like me.
Don't know how useful this would be for people with extensive SAS experience.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Great reference, 2007-06-13
I have been using SAS for about 18 months and I have found this book to be the best reference in our arsenal. The multiple examples provided with the code explanations set this book apart from references I have found online or through SAS.com. I found the Chapters 1 and 2 essential to my work with string variables (in my case, mostly address information) but all of the other chapters have been useful. Once you outgrow the SAS Primer, this is a must.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
An excellent resource, 2006-10-10
An excellent book. For each function, the author provides, not just explanations, but also complete examples and mini-programs, with inputs, code, and actual results. The best resource on SAS functions that I am aware of.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Handy book for those with SAS Experience, 2006-03-26
I used this book the first few hours that I received it. This is not a stand alone book for those that want to learn SAS functions. I think this text is best suited for people who use SAS regularly and needs a handy reference while programming. Skimming through the book would also provide the reader with an understanding of what functions SAS is capable of doing. However, it is highly likely that you will not use all of the programs, most of the programs are pretty useful especially to those that are required to manipulate data in SAS.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Helpful Desk Reference, 2005-12-07
This review covers only how well the book helps the user manage the product under question. Many people learn SAS on the job rather than for formal education; this book meet's that audience's needs quite nicely.
This book does well what is supposed to do - be a handy desk reference for SAS functions, according to the functions that exist in SAS9. Part of the author's mission is to bring users up to date on the new functions so that they do not labor with a horse-driven carriage when the equivalent of the automobile has arrived. This is particularly true for the new (as of 2005) string and regular expression functionality provided in SAS9.
Furthermore, By providing good usage examples, he also illustrates not only the definitions of the various functions, but also helps the user select the right one for the job at hand. It's a great book to have at one's side while using SAS.
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