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SAS® 9.4 and SAS® Viya® 3.4 Programming Documentation
SAS 9.4 / Viya 3.4
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  • Welcome to SAS Programming Documentation for SAS® 9.4 and SAS® Viya® 3.4
  • What's New
  • Syntax Quick Links
  • Data Access
  • SAS Analytics 15.1
  • Base SAS Procedures
  • DATA Step Programming
  • Global Statements
  • System Options
  • SAS Component Objects
  • DS2 Programming
  • FedSQL Programming
  • Macro Language Reference
  • Output and Graphics
  • Operating Environments
    • SAS Companion for Windows
    • SAS Companion for UNIX Environments
    • SAS Companion for z/OS
    • SAS VSAM Processing for z/OS
  • Moving and Accessing SAS Files
  • In-Database Technology
  • Metadata
  • SAS Interface to Application Response Measurement (ARM)
  • Security
  • SAS Servers
  • SAS Data Quality
  • Learning SAS Programming
  • SAS Viya Programming
  • Accessibility for Base
  • SAS Visual Analytics
  • SAS Studio
  • SAS 9.4 Administration
  • SAS Viya: Administration
  • Other Resources
SAS Companion for Windows
 

SAS® 9.4 Companion for Windows, Fifth Edition

About This Book
Whatʼs New
Running SAS under Windows
Getting Started under Windows
Interacting with SAS under Windows
Using the SAS Editors under Windows
Using SAS Files under Windows
Using External Files under Windows
Managing SAS Output under Windows
Performance Considerations under Windows
Using SAS with Other Windows Applications
Using Windows System Tools with SAS under Windows
Using OLE in SAS/AF Software under Windows
Controlling SAS from Another Application Using OLE
Using Unnamed and Named Pipes under Windows
Accessing External DLLs from SAS under Windows
Special Considerations for SAS/AF Programmers under Windows
Features of the SAS Language for Windows
Data Set Options under Windows
SAS Commands under Windows
SAS Formats under Windows
SAS Functions and CALL Routines under Windows
SAS Informats under Windows
SAS Procedures under Windows
SAS Statements under Windows
SAS System Options under Windows
Length and Precision of Variables under Windows
SAS Macro Facility under Windows
Appendixes
Using Dynamic Data Exchange under Windows
Error Messages for SAS under Windows
Graphics Considerations under Windows
Default Key Settings for Interactive SAS Sessions under Windows
Using EBCDIC Data on ASCII Systems
SCL Methods for Automating OLE Objects under Windows
Cleanwork Utility
SASIOTEST Utility
Last updated: October 20, 2025
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