HTML files 17
importing non-standard 400
importing standard 398
moving between operating
environments 755
password-protected 733
procedure output files 17
repairing when damaged 756
FIND method
storing and retrieving data 532, 533
FIRST.variable 460, 466
FIRSTOBS= data set option
I/O optimization and 199
segmenting a subset 191
fonts
See also TrueType fonts
additional 286, 290, 299
foreign key integrity constraints 638
format modifiers
for error reporting 144
FORMAT statement
creating variables 43
formats
as variable attribute 40
data grouped by formatted values 472
date values and 115
datetime values and 115
time values and 115
formatted input 448
Forms printing 239, 282
FQDN 781
FTP 15
FULLSTIMER system option 196
interpreting statistics 197
fully bounded range condition 183
fully qualified domain names (FQDN)
781
functions
changing DATA step execution
sequence 421
in expressions 99
in WHERE expressions 180
G
general integrity constraints 637
generation data sets 631
base version 631
definition 631
deleting 636
encryption with 741
GENMAX= data set option 631
GENNUM= data set option 631
historical versions 631
invoking 632
maintaining 632
oldest version 631
passwords with 741
rolling over 632
terminology 631
youngest version 632
generation groups 631
appending 635
copying 635
deleting versions 636
displaying data set information 635
managing 634
modifying number of versions 635
naming 633
passwords in 637
processing specific versions 634
renaming versions 636
generation numbers 631
GENMAX= data set option 631
GENNUM= data set option 631
Getting Started with SAS 371
Ghostview previewer 279
GIF format 240
GIF images
creating 305
global statements
stored compiled DATA step programs
and 690
graphic symbol TrueType fonts 286
grouped observations
BY-group processing 175
H
hash iterator objects 528, 541
declaring and instantiating 541
retrieving hash object data 542
hash objects 528
attributes 540
comparing 540
declaring and instantiating 529
defining keys and data 530
initializing with constructor 529
maintaining key summaries 534
non-unique key and data pairs 531
reasons for using 528
replacing and removing data in 537
retrieving data with hash iterator 542
saving data in data sets 538
storing and retrieving data 532
HBOUND function 576
versus DIM function 576
headings
temporarily changing column headings
387
Help 370
in command line 370
Index 827

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