How to Use SAS 9.1.3 Portable for Data Analysis Anywhere

If you are a data analyst who needs to work with large and complex data sets, you might be familiar with SAS, a powerful and flexible software for statistical computing and data science. SAS is widely used in various industries and domains, such as business intelligence, health care, finance, education, and research.

However, SAS is also a large and complex software that requires installation and configuration on your computer. If you need to work on different computers or devices, or if you want to share your work with others, you might face some challenges and limitations.

That’s where SAS 9.1.3 Portable comes in handy. SAS 9.1.3 Portable is a version of SAS that can run from a USB flash drive or an external hard drive without installation or configuration. You can use it on any Windows computer that meets the minimum system requirements.

SAS 9.1.3 Portable has all the features and functionality of SAS 9.1.3, including SAS/ACCESS, SAS/ETS, SAS/IML, SAS/QC, SAS/STAT, and more. You can access and analyze data from various sources, such as relational databases, Excel files, text files, and web data. You can also create and export reports, graphs, and charts in various formats.

In this article, we will show you how to use SAS 9.1.3 Portable for data analysis anywhere. We will cover the following topics:

How to download and set up SAS 9.1.3 Portable
How to run SAS 9.1.3 Portable from a USB flash drive or an external hard drive
How to access and analyze data from different sources using SAS 9.1.3 Portable
How to create and export reports, graphs, and charts using SAS 9.1.3 Portable

How to download and set up SAS 9.1.3 Portable

To use SAS 9.1.3 Portable, you need to download it from the official SAS website. You will need a valid SAS license and a SAS profile to access the download page. If you don’t have a SAS profile, you can create one for free.

Once you have logged in to your SAS profile, you can go to the Downloads section and select SAS 9.1.3 Portable from the list of available products. You will see a link to download a zip file that contains the SAS 9.1.3 Portable files.

After you have downloaded the zip file, you need to extract it to a USB flash drive or an external hard drive that has at least 4 GB of free space. You can use any file compression software, such as WinZip or 7-Zip, to extract the files.

Once you have extracted the files, you will see a folder named SASPortable on your USB flash drive or external hard drive. This folder contains all the files and folders that are required to run SAS 9.1.3 Portable.

How to run SAS 9.1.3 Portable from a USB flash drive or an external hard drive

To run SAS 9.1.3 Portable from a USB flash drive or an external hard drive, you need to plug it into a Windows computer that meets the minimum system requirements. The minimum system requirements are:

Windows XP or later
Intel Pentium 4 or later processor
512 MB of RAM or more
800 x 600 screen resolution or higher
Internet Explorer 6 or later

After you have plugged in your USB flash drive or external hard drive, you need to open the SASPortable folder and double-click on the file named sas.exe. This will launch SAS 9.1.3 Portable on your computer.

You will see a splash screen that shows the SAS logo and the version number. After a few seconds, you will see the SAS window that has the menu bar, the toolbar, the editor window, the log window, and the output window.

You can use SAS 9.1.3 Portable as you would use any other version of SAS. You can write and run SAS programs in the editor window, view the results in the output window, and check for errors and warnings in the log window.

How to access and analyze data from different sources using SAS 9.1.3 Portable

One of the advantages of SAS 9.1.3 Portable is that you can access and analyze data from various sources, such as relational databases, Excel files, text files, and web data. You can use the SAS/ACCESS interface to connect to different types of databases, such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and more. You can also use the IMPORT and EXPORT procedures to read and write data from Excel files and text files. You can also use the URL access method to read data from web pages.

To access and analyze data from different sources using SAS 9.1.3 Portable, you need to follow these steps:

Specify the location of your data source using a LIBNAME statement or a FILENAME statement.
Read the data from your data source using a DATA step or a PROC step.
Analyze the data using SAS procedures or functions.
Write the results to your output destination using an ODS statement or a PUT statement.

For example, suppose you want to access and analyze data from an Excel file named sales.xlsx that is stored on your USB flash drive or external hard drive. You can use the following SAS program to do that:

/* Specify the location of the Excel file using a LIBNAME statement */
libname sales xlsx "&path.\sales.xlsx";

/* Read the data from the Excel file using a PROC IMPORT step */
proc import datafile=sales out=sales_data dbms=xlsx replace;
run;

/* Analyze the data using a PROC MEANS step */
proc means data=sales_data mean std min max;
var revenue cost profit;
run;

/* Write the results to an HTML file using an ODS HTML statement */
ods html file="&path.\sales_report.html";
proc print data=sales_data;
run;
ods html close;

In this program, &path. is a macro variable that represents the path of your USB flash drive or external hard drive. You can assign a value to this macro variable using a %LET statement at the beginning of your program.

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