Sample SAS Programs

Sample programs, written by SAS Institute are available on the mainframe systems and the distribution media provided for personal systems.

• On the Computing Center UNIX systems, these files can be found in the /usr/local/sas/samples directory.

• To access the VM1 sample program libraries, enter:

  extra  sas607
  

  You can then use the MACLIST command to display a list of the sample program files in one of these libraries, e.g., to view a list of SAS/BASE sample programs, enter "MACLIST SAMPBASE". Move the cursor in front of a file of interest and press PF11. If you would like to keep a copy for test execution, from the command line, enter "FILE filename SAS A" where filename you would like to assign to the saved program file. You can now execute it as you would any other VM SAS program file.

  Computing Center example programs are also available on the COURSES disk of VTVM1. To access these files, enter the command:

  ldisk  courses
  

  Note the disk address letter which is displayed when this disk is accessed. Assuming it were accessed as D, you could use the following command to display a list of the SAS files it contains:

  FL * sas* D
  

• If you are using Mac, the sample programs are typically installed in the sample folder within the folder into which SAS was installed. Within this folder you will find folders corresponding to each of the installed products and you can open the folder corresponding to the product of interest. For example, to examine the samples available for SAS/STAT, open the sample folder within the SAS installation folder, and then open the stat folder. Note that the sample libraries may not have been installed on the machine where you are working in order to preserve disk space.

• If you are using a PC, the sample programs are typically installed within a sample folder beneath ithin the folder into which SAS was installed. For example, to examine the samples available for SAS/STAT, open the Stat folder within the SAS installation folder, and then open the sample folder. Note that the sample libraries may not have been installed on the machine where you are working in order to preserve disk space.

• Sample programs given in SAS Institute publications are accessible online from the SAS Institue web page.