totally agree I also agree with DATA _NULL_ in the sense that many to-be-voted-features can be realized using existing functionality without much difficulties, it makes many SASware Ballot items suffer from highly skewed selection bias problems.

On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:50:42 -0500, Kevin Myers <KevinMyers@AUSTIN.RR.COM> wrote:

>That's one of the biggest problems that I have with the SASWare Ballot. You >can't really figure out what many of these enhancements are about unless you >are personally already very familiar with those specific issues, and even >then it is sometimes difficult. The online ballot needs to provide links >for each ballot item to more detailed information that can be reviewed prior >to voting. > >s/KAM > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Data _null_;" <iebupdte@GMAIL.COM> >To: <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> >Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:42 >Subject: Re: 2010 SASware Ballot Results. > > >> Overall Rank=4 Rank Within Part=3 Votes=396 >> provide the ability to retrieve all metadata regarding a SAS data set >> from one location >> >> I don't understand this one. Can anyone explain this? >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Overall Rank=5 Rank Within Part=2 Votes=376 >> enhance the YMDDTTMw. datetime informat to enable it to read an >> AM or PM, if present, in the time portion of the value, and provide a >> datetime YMDDTTMw. format >> >> This one would be nice. Of course you can make the FORMAT with PICTURE >> more built in formats are always nice. >> >> data _null_; >> x = input('2010-04-14 2:21 pm',anydtdtm20.); >> y = input('2010-04-14 2:21 pm',ymddttm20.); >> *z = input('2010-04-14 2:21 pm',ymdampm20.); >> put (_all_)(=datetime.); >> run; >>