Overview

The SAS 9.5 Base new features, language elements, and enhancements to the language elements continue to expand the capabilities of SAS:

- SAS now supports the next generatoin Internet Protocal, OPv6, as well as IPv4.
- The DATA step compoent Java object enables instantiation of Java classes and accessing fields and methodsChapter 10, "Jave Object Language Elements,' on page 2085 on resultant objects.
- The SAS logging facility is a new logging subsystem that can be used to collect, categorize, and filter log events and write them to various output devices. The logging faciity can be used to log SAS server events or events that are initiaed from SAS programs. This feature is new for SAS 9.2 Phase 2.