Date:         Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:30:21 -0500
Reply-To:     joewhitehurst@BELLSOUTH.NET
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Joe Whitehurst <joewhitehurst@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Free Distance SAS Training
Comments: To: "Choate, Paul@DDS" <pchoate@DDS.CA.GOV>
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Paul,

This will be an introductory course and the focus will be on the tiny bit of SAS Component Language necessary to completely replace the Macro Language.

Joe
>
> From: "Choate, Paul@DDS" <pchoate@DDS.CA.GOV>
> Date: 2006/03/17 Fri PM 03:07:33 EST
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: Free Distance SAS Training
>
> Hey Joe - I'm interested.
>
> I'm a complete neophyte in SCL, save a couple miscellaneous AF apps I
> wrote 10+ years ago on MVS.  I'm a user of macro, but not a huge fan,
> just as-needed. My area is adhoc analysis as opposed to programming, so
> what I want are fast and efficient ways to get effective code written.
>
> Paul Choate
> DDS Data Extraction
> (916) 654-2160
>
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:38:55 -0500, Joe Whitehurst
> > >  > > > > > > < joewhitehurst@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > >SAS-L,
> > >  > > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > >I will support anyone who wants to learn how to
> replace
> > any
> > > SAS
> > >  > code
> > >  > > > > > > which
> > >  > > > > > > >relies on the arcane, antiquated SAS Macro Language,
> with
> > SAS
> > >  > > > Component
> > >  > > > > > > >Language.  We will do this in a collaborative way so
> you
> > can
> > >  > finally
> > >  > > > free
> > >  > > > > > > >yourself completely from any concerns about any of the
> > tens of
> > >  > > > thousands
> > >  > > > > > > of
> > >  > > > > > > >questions posted on SAS-L about the arcane, antiquated
> SAS
> > >  > Macro
> > >  > > > > > > Language.
> > >  > > > > > > >My goal is to put all the MMMMs out of business as
> soon as
> > >  > possible.
> > >  > > > The
> > >  > > > > > > >only requirement is that you must agree to share what
> you
> > > learn
> > >  > with
> > >  > > > > > > >everyone.
> > >  > > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > > > >Joe
> > >  > > > > > >
> > >  > > > > >
> > >  > > > >
> > >  > > >
> > >  > > >
> > >  > >
> > >  >
> > >
>