Acknowledgments I don't suppose many folks read the Acknowledgments--and that is too bad. Although this book has only one name on the cover, mine, it really takes a team to produce a book. To start with, I had a team of reviewers, some from SAS, and others who are friends and colleagues not affiliated with SAS. Some members of this team were responsible for only one or two chapters--others read the book from cover to cover. Reviewing a book, and doing a good job of it, is a huge job. I'm not sure why all these people volunteered to do this, but I am extremely grateful to them. As a matter of fact, several of the reviewers have reviewed several of my books--and they keep coming back for more! So, it is with sincere thanks that I acknowledge the following members of my review team: Mike Zdeb, Paul Grant, Jason Secosky, Kurt Jones, Scott McElroy, Charley Mullin, Kathy Passarella, Kent Reeve, Russ Tyndall, and Sally Walczak Next, no book project could go forward without a good editor, and I have a great one. John West is amazing. He is always positive and makes my job so much easier. He is also assisted by many other experts, namely: Joel Byrd, copyeditor Candy Farrell, technical publishing specialist Shelly Goodin, marketing Stacey Hamilton, marketing Patrice Cherry, designer - front cover Jennifer Dilley, designer - back cover Mary Beth Steinbach, managing editor Finally, as many fiction authors like to do, I would also like to acknowledge my wife's support in my writing project. Thanks, Jan. Cody, Ron. SAS® Functions by Example, Second Edition. Copyright © 2010, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. For additional SAS resources, visit support.sas.com/publishing.