Date:         Fri, 30 May 2003 15:22:49 +0100
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Subject:      Re: Running SAS in a production environment
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on Thu, May 29, 2003 at 10:03:54AM -0700, Mek Simon (sas_geek@YAHOO.COM) wrote:
> I have written a number of procedures for my client, who only has 1 SAS
> license.
> My  client wants these procedures to run in a production environment.

That is a content-free statement without additional context.

Platform?  OS?  Hardware?  Users?  Data volume?  Production cycle?
Frequency of execution?  Automation?  Error detection?  Quality
assessment?

> The SAS Institute says buy another license at 3 grand.
> My client says "I want other options".

If you want options, see CBOT.  If want useful technical advice, ask an
intelligent question.

> Is there anything out there  that could covert my SAS code to an runnable
> file.

Not generally available.

> Visual Basic, C++ and VB.NET conversion would also be good.

One fears what "bad" might be.

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