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SAS® 9.4 and SAS® Viya® 3.5 Programming Documentation
SAS 9.4 / Viya 3.5
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  • Welcome to SAS Programming Documentation for SAS® 9.4 and SAS® Viya® 3.5
  • What's New
  • Syntax Quick Links
  • SAS Viya Programming
  • Data Access
  • SAS Analytics 15.4
  • Base SAS Procedures
  • DATA Step Programming
  • SAS Code Debugging
  • Global Statements
  • System Options
  • SAS Component Objects
  • DS2 Programming
    • DS2 Reference
    • DS2 Programmer’s Guide
  • FedSQL Programming
  • Macro Language Reference
  • Output and Graphics
  • Operating Environments
  • Moving and Accessing SAS Files
  • In-Database Technologies
  • Metadata
  • SAS Interface to Application Response Measurement (ARM)
  • Security
  • SAS Servers
  • SAS Data Quality
  • Learning SAS Programming
  • Accessibility for Base
  • SAS Visual Analytics
  • SAS Studio
  • SAS Enterprise Guide
  • SAS 9.4 Administration
  • SAS Viya: Administration
  • Other Resources
DS2 Programmer’s Guide
 

SAS® 9.4 DS2 Programmer’s Guide

Whatʼs New
Introduction
Introduction to the DS2 Language
DS2 Concepts
DS2 Programming Semantics
DS2 Variables
DS2 Constants
DS2 Data Types
DS2 Identifiers
How DS2 Processes Nulls and SAS Missing Values
DS2 Type Conversions
DS2 Expressions
Dates and Times in DS2
DS2 Arrays
DS2 Packages
Threaded Processing
SAS In-Database Code Accelerator
Using DS2 and FedSQL
DS2 Input and Output
Combining Tables
Reserved Words
DS2 and CAS
DS2 in CAS: Concepts
Running DS2 Programs in CAS
DS2 and DATA Step Model Publishing and Scoring in CAS
Appendixes
DS2 Type Conversions for Expression Operands
DS2 Loggers
Resolving DS2 Errors
Last updated: November 17, 2025
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