This course is for users who want to learn how to write SAS programs. It is the entry point to learning SAS programming and is a prerequisite to many other SAS courses. If you do not plan to write SAS programs and you prefer a point-and-click interface, you should attend the SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting course. This course can help prepare you for the following certification exam(s): SAS Base Programming Exam for SAS 9, SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer Using SAS 9. Learn how to: *navigate the SAS windowing environment *navigate the SAS Enterprise Guide programming environment *read various types of data into SAS data sets *create SAS variables and subset data *combine SAS data sets *create and enhance listing and summary reports *validate SAS data sets.