libname BC "C:\file\path";

%macro filecreate;

    %do x=1 %to 700;

    filename lb18 "C:\folder\lb&x..txt" LRECL=8006;

    data _null_;

          set BC.some_data (firstobs=&x obs=&x);

          file lb18 dsd dlm='09'x;

          put var1;

    run;

    %end;

%mend;

%filecreate;

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The only challenge I had was where the heck on the keyboard do you get " ¬ "?

I never knew this, but it's call a NOT SIGN.  It has the Unicode Character is U+00AC.   It's ALT code is 0172. You can type characters using keyboard by holding down the ALT key while typing in the number code on the number pad of your keyboard, then letting go of ALT.  Neat! 

org.omg.CORBA.UNKNOWN:  Indeterminate POSAPPLY() failure on server from 

server method newObject.  vmcis:  0x0 mine codes: 0 completed: No

Thanks to Len's witty "data good looking model", I was inspired with this little ditty below.  It uses all the ten most occuring words in the SAS documentation corpus.

MODELs should VALUE their OPTIONs 

to DATA SAS programmer often

because we're VARI-ABLE 

to SET nicely a TABLE 

while PROCessing their STATEMENTs, not block them.

The first big change is that the site now works by typing in jaredprins.com and not just jaredprins.squarespace.com, although both will work.

The next changes are because my content differ so much.  I tend to write about: 

• SAS - http://jaredprins.com/sas
• Ubducted, a Linux and Open Source - http://ubducted.com
• Geeky stuff about the web, blogging and things of interest - http://jaredprins.com/geek (which is the main page)

This decision was so my content is better organized to each of those content areas.

There are advantages and disadvantages to this.  But I think the separation will only serve readers better. Particularly you SAS folks who just want to read my SAS posts rather than my Geek antics and musings. Having those posts in a separate area will hopefully be more helpful for you.

And yes, I realize my posts tagged with 'SAS' can be listed and searched easily.  However, my list of tags and categories was getting out of hand, which was another reason for the site update.

I hope to change the look and feel of the blog too, but that will take some time. 

Please update any links to my site accordingly!

But wait?!?  What's this?  Can it be?  You're alive!  At least for a few more years...

As I spent more time on the R-bloggers site, it grew on me.  I let Tal know and a few days later he emails me and asks that I check out SAS-X.com.  While I'd like to think my comment tipped the scale in favour of his decision to pursue the new blog, I have a feeling he was setting it up anyway *grin*.

If you blog about SAS, please add your site.  Don't forget to visit often as there is already a lot of participation on the site.  You don't want to miss out!  

What I am curious about is, thanks to Tal's connection to the R blogosphere, if some R and SAS collaboration will happen.  Wouldn't that be wild?

First, a healthy reminder - Facebook and LinkedIn are both gated communities. That is, one must first join the group to access the content and features.  Some people avoid these sites like the plague.  Therefore it will always be important to continue with the eSUG SAS page and other open content delivery mechanisms. 

My opinion of Facebook is pretty low given all the security issues it has had in the past (and will no doubt continue to have in the future).  Facebook was developed from the ground up with the intent to share information.  It is difficult to reprogram software to counter that objective after the fact. 

That aside, to me Facebook is about personal life whereas Linked in is about professional life.  Having an eSUG Facebook page is like mixing business with pleasure.  I don't want my business life to seep into my personal life.  On Facebook, personal pictures or stories should never be exposed to my business contacts.  LinkedIn's objective is to connect professionals in a professional capacity.  That sounds like a winner to me.

But that doesn't mean you drop Facebook altogether.  No, it would be wise to have a presence on all the different social platforms (a blog, sasCommunity wiki, eSUG SAS page, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Ning...). The question becomes, which of these do you want to be regularly active?  You don't want to try to be active on all of them.  The last thing any person needs is yet another platform to manage and contribute to.  Also, trying to maintain a presence on too many platforms makes each platform less valuable because it drops your participation rate in each.  

It's best to pick a few platforms to be active on and the others to have a presence on.  For an eSUG Facebook site, my recommendation is that it be nothing more than a portal to eSUG's main social spaces where the real participation happens.  

My distaste for Facebook could be biasing my argument.  How do you think Facebook and LinkedIn should be used to connect with SAS users?