A book/disk guide to SAS application development, offering programing methods and ready-to-use code routines. Taking a mechanical approach to SAS syntax, coverage includes basics of SAS programming, elements of the language such as control flow, I/O, macrolanguage, and SAS datasets, techniques including file formats, reports, and data types, and applications and user interface. Includes a glossary and many margin icons identifying tricks, cautions, and special features. The disk contains source code. For novice and experienced programmers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.