Currently there is not a version of SAS available for the Mac OS X operating system. My virtual pc for mac. However users can install VirtualBox on their mac. VirtualBox will allow the user to run SAS inside a virtual machine and access SAS from Mac OS with the data and SAS programs in a folder on Mac.
Open VirtualBox, click on the machine labeled “SAS University Edition”, and click the “Start” button. Once the program has started, a window should appear with a black screen and white text. (Note: This window must remain open until you are done with your session with SAS. Closing this window will cause issues with the program). Professors and teachers, SAS ® University Edition has a lot to offer! Free SAS software to use in statistics and quantitative methods classes in a variety of areas: economics, psychology and other social sciences, computer science, business, medical/health sciences, engineering, etc. For academic, noncommercial use only. Statistical software that students can either download or launch in the. SAS On A Mac: SAS, per se, is not available for the Macintosh, only for Windows and Linux. However, there are some options available to allow you to use SAS on a Mac: There are two free versions of SAS that can be used directly on the Mac. See the Free SAS discussion below.
Computer
Mac OS X 10.8 or later
64 bit hardware
One of the following web browsers:
Apple Safari 6.0 or later
Mozilla Firefox 21 or later
Google Chrome 27 or later
Software:
SAS University Edition virtual image downloaded to your local system
Available from: https://www.sas.com/en_ca/software/university-edition/download-software.html#
VirtualBox for OS X 4.3.16 or later software
Available from: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads/
Icms for mac os. The VirtualBox Quick Start Guide available at: http://support.sas.com/software/products/university-edition/docs/en/SASUniversityEditionQuickStartVirtualBox.pdf
Download VirtualBox:
Go to the Virtual box download page: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads/
From the Virtual-5.xx platform packages select OS X Hosts.
If your browse asks to Open or Save the file select Save (for default download location) or Save As for a location of your choice
The file VirtualBox-5.x.y-zzz-OSX.dmg will begin downloading
Locate the file VirtualBox-5.x.y-zzz-OSX.dmg
Double click the file to have its contents mounted
A screen will open prompting you to double click the VirtualBox.mpkg installer file
This will start the installation process. Note: you will be prompted to select a location to install VirtualBox.
After the installation is complete you will find VirtualBox in the Applications folder in the Finder
Download the SAS University Edition File for VirtualBox
Go to http://www.sas.com/en_us/software/university-edition/download-software.html
log in to your profile. if you do not have one, create one using your Queen's email. You will receive a activation email from SAS. Follow the instruction to activate and set password.
Look for the Download the SAS University Edition vApp
Click Get download
Click I agree to the Terms & Conditions
Click Continue
The next page will open
Click Download
if prompted to save or run the file, select Save to save the file in your Downloads directory
Create a shared folder for your data that is available to both the SAS University Edition virtual image and to your local system
On your local computer create a SASUniversityEdition folder
Note: This folder can not require administrative rights to access it
You will need to be able to locate this folder readily
Within the SASUniversityEdition folder create a subfolder named myfolders
Launch VirtualBox
From the File menu select Import Appliance
The Appliance to import screen will open
Click the folder icon to the right of the field
A file browser screen will open
Select the SAS University Edition .ova file
Click Open
Click Continue
The Appliance Settings screen will open
Click Import
The imported virtual machine is displayed in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager screen
Note: if the message drives in use is displayed, click Ignore
Select Machine > Settings
Click Shared Folders
The Shared Folders screen will open
In the Upper right of the screen click the + (plus) sign.
The Add Share screen will open
In the Folder Path field, click the arrow and select Other.
A file browser screen will open
Select the myfolders folder you created, and then click Choose. This folder is mapped to the MyFolders folder in ASA Studio
Note: the shared folder name is case sensitive
In the Add Share screen
Confirm that Read-only is NOT selected
Click Auto-mount
Click Make Permanent. Note: If the Make Permanent is not present, you do not need to do anything.
Click OK
If you wish to create additional shared folders you can do so by following the same instructions. They will appear in the SAS Studio under Folder Shortcuts
Click OK
Once VirtualBox is configure (imported: “unvbasicvapp_xxx__ova_en_sp0_1.ova”) and the resulting virtual machine is running (turned on in VirtualBox), you access SAS via the web browser in your Mac (Safari, Chrome, Firefox) at address: http://localhost/10080
Open a browser
In the location bar enter http://localhost/10080
The SAS University Edition vApp will now be running and ready for you to use.
Getting Help
Support is from SAS
Visit the SAS University Edition Help Center to learn what you need to know to get up and running with SAS University Edition.
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