Hello Akshaya,

I understand the difference, my point was utility of these functions which are very close with a little effort one function can do exactly other can do.

Like Proc Summery and Proc means can be used interchangeably with just noprint option right ?? so why did SAS came up with two of them Just wondering ??

thanks SL

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Akshaya Nathilvar < akshaya.nathilvar@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Tranwrd scans for substring(s) in a character string, while Translate > searches and replaces every occurrence of any individual characters within a > character string. > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM, SAS_learner <proccontents@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Just curious why R&D at SAS came up with two almost Identical functions >> (Means and Summary ) with the difference of noprint option. I wonder if >> there are any more functions with a minute differences in the result. >> >> Some times feel Translate and Transward are twins too ( Not Identical >> though >> ) >> >> TIA >> SL >> >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Jack Hamilton <jfh@stanfordalumni.org >> >wrote: >> >> > I use both PROC REPORT and PROC TABULATE. I don't think I can >> > articulate when I choose one other the other for problems that either >> > can solve, but in general >> > >> > - If I want a detail-level report, I usually use PROC REPORT. >> > - If I need to do calculations or formatting based on calculations, I >> > use PROC REPORT. >> > - If all I want is cross-tabs, I usually use PROC TABULATE. >> > - If I need to transpose the data, I usually use PROC TABULATE. >> > >> > -- >> > Jack Hamilton >> > jfh@alumni.stanford.org >> > Videtis illam spirare libertatis auram >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Feb 25, 2009, at 9:23 am, Pardee, Roy wrote: >> > >> > IIRC, means and summary are pretty much identical, except that >> >> summary doesn't print results to the lst file by default. So syntax >> >> differences are minimal. >> >> >> >> Tabulate and report are generally useful for the same set of tasks, >> >> but their syntax is *very* different. My understanding is that it's >> >> the rare person that needs to know both--you can pretty much just >> >> pick one & dive into it. >> >> >> >> But I'll be interested to see what others say... >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of >> >> msiddu2000 >> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:00 AM >> >> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU >> >> Subject: Diff of Proc Means Vs Proc Summary >> >> >> >> Can anyone help me in getting the exact difference of Proc Means & >> >> Proc Summary. >> >> >> >> And also the difference between Proc Tabulate & Proc Report. >> >> >> >> Thanks in Advance. >> >> >> >> Sidhu >> >> >> > >> > > > > -- > AkshayA! >