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Have you ever linked SAS code, If so, describe the link and
any required statements used to either process the code or
the step itself?

Answer

in the editor window we write

%include'path of the sas file';
run;
if it is with non-windowing environment no need to give run
statement

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Question { 8951 }

At compile time when a SAS data set is read, what items are
created?

Answer

the items created are input buffer,PDV,descriptor portion

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3 Yes

0 No

Question { 18250 }

Name statements that are recognized at compile time only?

Answer

all global statements like
filename,libname,run,endsas...etc...are recognized at
compile time only.

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1 Yes

5 No

Question { 18250 }

Name statements that are recognized at compile time only?

Answer

all global statements like
filename,libname,run,endsas...etc...are recognized at
compile time only.

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1 Yes

5 No

Question { 16649 }

Name statements that are execution only?

Answer

abort,delete,replace,select,set......etc....these are
executable statements in data step

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6 Yes

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Question { 16649 }

Name statements that are execution only?

Answer

keep and drop are data set options .They are not statements
of sas.ofcourse those options are executed while we
subsetting the d/set using set statement....

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0 Yes

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Question { 16649 }

Name statements that are execution only?

Answer

keep and drop are data set options as well as statements also.

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6 Yes

1 No

Question { 11127 }

In the flow of DATA step processing, what is the first
action in a typical DATA Step?

Answer

first it will check for syntax and then it will create an
input buffer and PDV and then descriptor portion.

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Question { 11127 }

In the flow of DATA step processing, what is the first
action in a typical DATA Step?

Answer

My logic is when ever u submit a d/step for execution sas
checks the syntax of all of the sas statements and then
compiles them i.e it will automatically translate the
statements into machine code...

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