Date:         Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:39:24 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCHM)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCHM)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      webinar: EG 4.1
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notes from today's SAS webinar:

Q: development is slowed by waiting for large data sets to open
A: go to tools, options, Data, Data General
   line 6: automatically open data when added to project
           uncheck this box: opens only metadata

note: Can deploy EG via Citrix

Q: can upgrade, or migrate
      EG v2, (SAS v8)
   or EG v3  (SAS v9)
      projects?
A: do not know, is action item

Q: documentation
A: see SAS Press book on EG v3

Getting Started, 1e: $11
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=57621

Getting Started, 2e: $15
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=58809

course notes: $100
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=59573

course notes: $100
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=59797

course notes: $100
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=E70107

course notes: $100
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=60416

ah, here it is:
The Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide, v3.0, 384 pages: !*ONLY*! $50
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=60410

***** ********************************
note: SAS programmers still have jobs:
      "EG is for technically proficient users."
***** ********************************* *******
Imagine our -- collective -- surprise?!?  :-D

Q: z/OS, MVS, mainframe:
if expect to process on mainframe,
   then need SAS Integration Technology
else    need SAS/ACCESS to (database of choice, e.g.:) DB2

Q: How do I turn off chart junk, i.e.: 3-d graphs?
A: do not know, is action item.

This was a very interesting demo:
the speaker knew EG well, but stumbled on basic SAS questions:

Q: How many lines of titles and footnotes?
A: do not know, action item.
A: from listener: 10 lines of titles and footnotes

Ronald J. Fehd, IT Spec
team lead: Office of Statistical Software
           and Knowledge Worker Support