Date:         Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:29:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Raithel <michaelraithel@WESTAT.COM>
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From:         Michael Raithel <michaelraithel@WESTAT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Mapping SYSVLONG values to SAS service pack numbers
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Dear SAS-L-ers,

Jack Hamilton posted the following:

> If would be good for SAS to adopt one way to display version number,
> and use that.
>
> It might be complicated, like
>
>    Microsoft Windows Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp_sp3.gdr.1000216-1514:
> Service Pack 3)
>
> but it's all in one place.  You can truncate as necessary.
>
> With SAS, though, I get
>
> 9.2
> 9.2 (TS2M0)
> 9.2 TS Level 2M0
> 9.02.02M0P011509
> 9.02.02M0P01152009
>
> Are there any versions of 9.2 that aren't TS2?
>
Jack, unfortunately, there is:  SAS 9.2 TS1M0 (http://support.sas.com/documentation/installcenter/92/index.html)... which we adroitly avoided installing here at SAS Mecca; preferring to wait for TS2M0, instead.

Jack, best of luck in all your SAS endeavors... no matter what maintenance release you are on:-)


I hope that this suggestion proves helpful now, and in the future!

Of course, all of these opinions and insights are my own, and do not reflect those of my organization or my associates. All SAS code and/or methodologies specified in this posting are for illustrative purposes only and no warranty is stated or implied as to their accuracy or applicability. People deciding to use information in this posting do so at their own risk.

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Michael A. Raithel
"The man who wrote the book on performance"
E-mail: MichaelRaithel@westat.com

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the OS/390 and z/OS Environments, Second Edition
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=58172

Author: The Complete Guide to SAS Indexes
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=60409

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