cjdinger/topn_vb

A custom task example for SAS Enterprise Guide, implemented in Visual Basic. This task creates a Top N report.

SAS custom task example: The Top N Report

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This repository contains one of a series of examples that accompany Custom Tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide using Microsoft .NET by Chris Hemedinger.

This particular example goes with Chapter 9: The Top N Report. It was built using Visual Basic with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003. It should run in SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1 and later, as well as the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office 2.1 and later.

About this example

The task example illustrates several techniques and patterns that you can apply in your own custom task, including:

• A reusable SAS program that uses SAS macro variables to support a variety of scenarios.
• An elegant user interface that reads and displays the properties of an input data set, including column names, types, and formats.
• A simple pattern that you can follow for storing user selections (called serialization) so that they are remembered as part of your SAS Enterprise Guide project.

This example is also featured on support.sas.com in Sample 33009.