Re: Development tool recommendations sought

hp <tic.ab.ca> wrote: >In your response you say... >>the original problem seems like a SAS kind of problem. > > I already feel pretty bad for being caught red handed trying to 'suck all >the information out of the USA for nothing', but what is SAS. I have been >tossing it around for a while... Silly And Stupid, System Admin S?, Software >Aquisition Stuff... hmmm. > > I realize that the vast bulk of posts on these db groups are very technical >in nature and deal with specific problems or cures, so I guess the original >post was misdirected? > Help in regards to where I might get some quick comments or suggestions >would still be appreciated. > > Cheers, > Tim > > Tim, For the record SAS in the computing world is Statistical Analysis Software, created and marketed by SAS Institute, Inc. Box 8000, Cary, North Carolina, USA 27511-8000. Its good for more than sttistics, we use it as a report writer against Oracle and IDMS databases. But it does have good built-in statistical functions and graphic capabilities. Good Luck, Karen