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SAS® Viya® Platform Programming Documentation
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  • Welcome to SAS Programming Documentation
  • What's New
  • Learning SAS Viya Platform Programming
  • Syntax Quick Links
  • Python Programming
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Data Access
  • Cloud Analytic Services
  • SAS Language Reference
    • SAS Programmer’s Guide: Essentials
    • Base SAS Procedures
    • DATA Step Programming
    • Global Statements
    • System Options
    • Macro Language Reference
    • FedSQL Programming
    • DS2 Programming
    • SAS Component Objects
    • Expression Language
  • Migrating to UTF-8
  • Example Data Sets
  • SAS Code Debugging
  • Output and Graphics
  • In-Database Processing
  • Security and Administration
  • SAS Servers
  • Using the batch Plug-In for the SAS Viya CLI
  • Accessibility on the SAS Viya Platform
  • SAS Data Quality
  • SAS Job Execution Web Application Doc Link
  • SAS Job Execution Web Application
  • SAS Data and AI Studio
  • SAS Visual Analytics
  • SAS Viya Platform: Administration
  • SAS Viya Platform Operations
  • Other Resources
Expression Language
 

Expression Language: Reference Guide

Whatʼs New
Expression Engine Language
Introduction
Expression Engine Language Functions
Array Functions
Data Quality Functions
Database Functions
Date and Time Functions
Execution Functions
File Functions
Incoming Data Functions
Information/Conversion Functions
Logging Functions
Macro and Variable Functions
Mathematical Functions
Node Functions
Regular Expression Functions
Search Functions
String Functions
Appendixes
Frequently Asked Questions
Reserved Words
ASCII Values
Encoding
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