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In April 2005, I received a telephone call from Humana Press Senior Editor, Harvey Kane, inquiring whether there might be a need for a book to be published concerning the different aspects of computer forensics. During a subsequent meeting to discuss the current state of available texts covering this topic, I noted to Mr. Kane that there were...

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Art Carpenter thoroughly updates his successful first edition with an extensive collection of new examples and techniques. Addressing the composition and operation of the SAS macro facility and the SAS macro language, Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language, Second Edition, is filled with ready-to-use macros, macro functions,...

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