Newsgroups: bit.listserv.sas-l
Date:         Thu, 23 Jul 1992 10:57:00 EST
Reply-To:     Sally Muller <UNCSM1@UNC.BITNET>
From:         Sally Muller <UNCSM1@UNC.BITNET>
Subject:      SAS Manuals....its long 379 lines!!!
Comments: To: sug-l@uncvm1.BITNET

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SUMMARY:  SAS Manuals
E-ADDR:   uncsm1@unc.bitnet
NAME:     Sally Muller
PH/ADDR:  919-962-6501  OIT CB#3455, UNC, Chapel Hill NC 27514
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Hi Everyone!
We just finished a local SAS document,"SAS" G-034-3, and part of it
is a guide to the SAS manuals.  It only lists the manuals that
are of interest locally.  We used Claire Castell's idea (and some
of her comments) by including comments about the manuals......

SAS Institute documents
SAS Communications is a free quarterly magazine distributed by SAS
Institute.  It contains news and tips about SAS.  To get a copy,
send your name and address to

SAS Institute Mailing List
SAS Campus Drive
Cary, N.C. 27513
(919) 677-8000

OIT maintains an extensive collection of SAS manuals and technical
reports for a variety of SAS software, including microcomputer
products, that you can check out from the mainframe help desk in
room 30, Phillips Hall.  Some form of identification is required.

The Bull's Head Bookshop in the UNC Student Stores stocks a wide
selection of SAS manuals.  The Caduceus Medical Bookstore also has
SAS manuals available.

SAS documents are also available from SAS Institute Inc. at the
above address:

SAS books fall into the following five categories:

-- Introductory guides contain basic information and step-by-
step instructions for people who are new to the SAS System.

-- Reference guides are intended for experienced SAS software
users.  They are in encyclopedic format.  There is a separate book
for each SAS product.

-- Usage guides are intended to fill the gap between introductory
guides and reference guides by teaching users how to perform
particular tasks.  These include lots of examples.

-- Syntax guides are for experienced users; they are intended for
reference.

-- Companions provide operating system-specific information.
There is a separate companion for each operating system.

For each SAS product, there are "Usage," "Reference," and "Syntax"
manuals, and frequently technical reports as well.  The following
products have these specific manuals: AF, ASSIST, C, CALC,
ENGLISH, ETS, FSP, GRAPH, IML, INSIGHT, LAB, OR, QC, STAT, and
TOOLKIT.

The following section gives an overview of the SAS documents you
are most likely to find of interest, as well as brief comments
describing the documents.  Because GRAPH and STAT are so heavily-
used here at UNC, we have provided more in-depth descriptions of
the documentation of these products.  Although the SAS Institute
provides separate documentation for SAS products running under MS-
DOS and PC-DOS, we only list the introductory manual.  In most
cases, MS-DOS and PC-DOS users can just as easily use the
documents specified, which are the most current.  You may obtain
the SAS Institute's Publications Catalog, which contains a
complete list of SAS documentation, from the OIT SAS Consultant or
from the SAS Institute itself.

Note: In the following section, two dashes (--) will precede the
our comments regarding the SAS documentation that follows.  If two
or more different documents follow a single comment, that comment
applies to each of the documents that follow it (until the next
comment).  Headings that describe a category of documents will be
indented.

     Introductory, Reference, Usage, and Syntax Guides for
     All Platforms

-- A good introductory manual for all platforms.  Written for the
novice.

SAS Language and Procedures: Introduction,Ver.6,1st Ed. ISBN 1-
55544-410-5 Order# P56074 ($9.95)

-- Specifically for MS-DOS and PC-DOS SAS 6.04.  Better for PC SAS
users than the manual above.

SAS Introductory Guide for Personal Computers, Rel. 6.03.  ISBN 1-
55544-95-9 Order# P5847 ($12.95)

-- Essential for all platforms, these "usage" manuals for both
Language (DATA step) and Procedures (PROC step) give lots of
application-oriented examples.  Usage 2 is particularly helpful.
Written for all users of SAS.

SAS Language and Procedures: Usage,Ver.6,1st Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-
371-0 Order# P56075 ($16.95)

SAS Language and Procedure:  Usage 2, Ver.6, 1st Ed.  ISBN 1-
55544-445-8  Order# P56078 ($28.95)

-- Essential for all platforms, these "Reference" manuals have few
examples, but detailed explanations.  Written for anyone who will
be doing a lot of programming in SAS.

SAS Language: Reference,  Ver.6,1st Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-381-8
Order# P56076 ($20.95)

SAS Procedures Guide,Ver.6,  3rd Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-378-8  Order#
P56080 ($17.95)


-- Optional for all platforms, the "Syntax" manuals are quick
references for syntax.  These replace the fanfold reference card
in earlier manuals.  Written for experts.

SAS Language and Procedures:  Syntax, Ver.6, 1st Ed.  ISBN 1-
55544-400-8  Order# P56077 ($6.95)


     Companions for Specific Platforms

-- Essential for each individual platform, these "Companion"
manuals address system-dependent features of SAS.  For anyone who
will be doing a lot of programming in SAS on a particular
operating system.

SAS Companion for the CMS Environment, Ver.6, 1st Ed.  ISBN 1-
55544-399-0.  Order# P56103 ($7.95)

SAS Companion for the MVS Environment,Ver.6,1st Ed.,  ISBN 1-
55544-398-2  Order# P56101 ($19.95)

SAS Companion for the VMS Environment, Ver.6, 1st Ed.,  ISBN 1-
55544-392-3  Order# P56102 ($17.95)

SAS Companion for the OS/2  Environment, Ver.6, 1st Ed.,  ISBN 1-
55544-417-2  Order# P56106 ($18.95)

SAS Companion for the UNIX Environment and Derivatives, Version 6,
1st Ed., ISBN 1-55544-420-2 Order# P56107 ($12.95)

-- Written specifically for systems administrators, this document
supplements the UNIX Companion.

SAS Technical Report P-210, System Administrator's Guide to the
SAS System Release 6.07 under UNIX Operating Systems and
Derivatives ISBN 1-55544-436-9 Order# P59127 ($7.00)


     SAS File Transfer Documentation

-- These documents provide information on transferring SAS files
between different systems.

SAS/CONNECT Software: Usage and Reference,Ver.6,1st Ed. ISBN 1-
55544-408-3 Order# P56017 ($12.95)

SAS Technical Report P-195, Transporting SAS Files between Host
Systems ISBN 1-55544-374-5 Order# P59112 ($7.00)


     Specialized Guides

-- Optional for all platforms, these "Guides" address more
advanced topics--macro processing, tabulating complex and flexible
frequency tables, generating easy and fancy reports, and efficient
SAS programming.  For any-level SAS user with a specific need.

SAS Guide to Macro Processing, Ver.6, 2nd Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-382-6
Order# P56041 ($13.95)

SAS Guide to Tabulate Processing, 2nd Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-416-4
Order# P56095 ($13.95)

SAS Guide to the SQL Procedure: Usage and Reference,  Ver.6,1st
Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-367-2  Order# P56070 ($7.95)

SAS Guide to the REPORT Procedure: Usage and Reference,  Ver.6,1st
Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-422-9  Order# P56088 ($17.95)

SAS Programming Tips: A Guide to Efficient SAS Processing.  ISBN
1-55544-431-8.  Order# P56150 ($13.95)


     SAS/GRAPH Documentation

-- Introduction for novices.

SAS/GRAPH Software:Introduction, Ver.6,1st Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-395-8
Order# P56019 ($9.95)

-- For all levels of users; contains a wealth of examples.

SAS/GRAPH Software:  Usage, Ver.6, 1st Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-421-0
Order# P56021 ($46.95)

-- Detailed explanations.  The first volume also includes
examples.  All graphs in these manuals are available to you in the
SAS sample library.

SAS/GRAPH Software: Reference, Ver.6, 1st Ed., Vols. 1 and 2  ISBN
1-55544-379-6  Order# P56020 ($59.95)

-- For experts; quick reference for syntax.

SAS/GRAPH Software:  Syntax, Ver.6, 1st Ed.  ISBN 1-55544-487-3
Order# P56024 ($10.95)

-- For MVS programmers on the IBM mainframe.

SAS/GRAPH Software: Using Graphic Devices in the MVS Environment.
ISBN 1-55544-492-X  Order# P56025 ($14.95)

-- For CMS programmers on the IBM mainframe.

SAS/GRAPH Software: Using Graphic Devices in the CMS Environment.
ISBN 1-55544-501-2  Order# P56026 ($12.95)

-- New graphics editor for INTERACTIVE modification of graphics.

SAS/GRAPH Software:  Graphics Editor, Ver.6, 1st Ed.  ISBN 1-
55544-419-9  Order# P56023 ($27.95)

-- Guide to approaching SAS/GRAPH from a statistical perspective.

SAS System for Statistical Graphics, 1st Ed. Written by Michael
Friendly  ISBN 1-55544-441-5  Order# P56143 ($44.95)

-- For creating maps; replaces old D-101 and D-104 documents.

SAS Technical Report P-196  SAS/GRAPH Software: Map Data Sets,
Release 6.06  ISBN 1-55544-401-6  Order# P59113  ($6.00)

-- For experts needing special type styles and fonts.

SAS Technical Report P-170  Type styles and Fonts for Use with
SAS/GRAPH Software  ISBN 1-55544-4310-9  Order# P5961  ($2.25)

-- For experts wanting to digitize maps.

SAS Technical Report A-107  Creating Your Own SAS/GRAPH Map Data
Sets with a Digitizer.  Order# P5902  ($4.00)


     SAS/STAT Documentation

-- For all levels of SAS/STAT users.  You'll want both volumes.

SAS/STAT User's Guide, Ver.6, 4th Ed.,Vols. 1 & 2  ISBN 1-55544-
376-1  Order# P56045 ($37.95)

-- This technical report describes several new PROCs: LOGISTIC
(which replaces LOGIST), CALIS (which estimates parameters, linear
structured equation models), and PHREG (which replaces PHGLM, and
can be used, among other things, to fit multinomial logit models).

SAS Technical Report P-229, SAS/STAT Software: Changes and
Enhancements, Release 6.07 ISBN 1-55544-473-3 Order# P59146
($8.00)

-- All these manuals are part of the statistical series.  They
show specifically how to use SAS for statistical applications and
are written by SAS users rather than SAS staff.  Some manuals also
have data diskettes, which are purchased separately.

SAS System for Elementary Statistical Analysis.  IBSN 1-55544-076-
2.  Order# P5619 ($21.95)

SAS System for Forecasting Time Series, 1986 Ed.  IBSN 1-55544-
027-4.  Order# P5612 ($15.95)

SAS System for Linear Models, Third Ed.  IBSN 1-55544-430-X.
Order# P56140 ($20.95)

SAS System for Regression, Second Ed.  IBSN 1-55544-429-62.
Order# P56141 ($18.95)

SAS System for Statistical Graphics, First Ed.  IBSN 1-55544-441-
5.  Order# P56143

Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, 3rd Ed.  ISBN
0-444-01619-8 Order# P56191 ($29.50)


     Master Indexes

-- A must-have index for anyone who will be doing much SAS
programming.  Indexes all SAS documentation on all platforms.

Master Index to SAS System Documentation, Version 6, 4th Ed. IBSN
1-55544-423-7 Order# P56003 ($20.95)

-- Another must-have index for serious SAS programmers

Master Index to SUGI Proceedings, 1991 edition.  Order# P56054
($19.95)


     SUGI Conference Proceedings

-- Proceedings manuals carry all of SUGI's invited and contributed
papers, posters, and tutorials, covering every SAS-related subject
imaginable.

SAS Users Group International Proceedings, 1992.  ISBN 1-55544-
505-5  Order# P56053 ($40.00)


     Sample Library Usage Notes, Online Customer Service
     Facility

-- The SAS sample library contains sample programs for practically
every SAS procedure.  Usage Notes contains helpful information
about known bugs, ways of circumventing known problems, and
details regarding esoteric subjects.  Online Customer Support
Facility is an electronic bulletin board SAS provides for users
(there is a charge for the long-distance phone call).

SAS Technical Report U-111, A Guide to the SAS Usage Notes, Sample
Library, and Online Customer Support Facility, Release 6.03.  ISBN
1-55544-351-6.  Order# P59251 ($3.00)

SAS Technical Report U-115, A Guide to the SAS Notes, Sample
Library, and Online Customer Support Facility for the UNIX
Environment and Derivatives, Release 6.07.  ISBN 1-55544-434-2.
Order# P59255 ($4.00)

SAS Technical Report U-116, A Guide to the SAS Notes, Sample
Library, SUPPORT Application, and Online Customer Support
Facility, Release 6.07.  ISBN 1-55544-474-1.  Order# P59256
($4.00)



     Changes and Enhancements

-- These manuals are invaluable to SAS programmers who need to
keep abreast of new ways of using SAS.  Some are platform-
specific; others are product-specific--the list here is just a
sampling, and is not by any means comprehensive.

SAS Technical Report P-208, SAS/GRAPH Software: Changes and
Enhancements to Map Data Sets, Release 6.07 ISBN 1-55544-437-7
Order# P59125 ($5.50)

SAS Technical Report P-215, SAS/GRAPH Software: Changes and
Enhancements, Release 6.07 ISBN 1-55544-461-X Order# P59132
($4.00)

SAS Technical Report P-218, Changes and Enhancements to the SAS
System, Release 6.07, for the MVS Environment ISBN 1-55544-467-9
Order# P59135 ($6.00)

SAS Technical Report P-219, Changes and Enhancement to the SAS
System for the CMS Environment ISBN 1-55544-464-4 Order# P59136
($5.00)

SAS Technical Report P-220, Changes and Enhancements to the SAS
System, Release 6.07, for the VMS Environment ISBN 1-55544-462-8
Order# P59137 ($7.50)

SAS Technical Report P-222, Changes and Enhancements to Base SAS
Software ISBN 1-55544-466-0 Order# P59139 ($12.00)

SAS Technical Report P-230, SAS/IML Software: Changes and
Enhancements, Release 6.07 ISBN 1-55544-478-4 Order# P59147

SAS Technical Report P-231, SAS Software: Summary of Changes and
Enhancements, Release 6.07 ISBN 1-55544-479-2 ($5.00)
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