SAS/ACCESS Interface to CA-DATACOM/DB: Reference

Introduction

An advantage of the SAS/ACCESS interface to CA-DATACOM/DB is that it enables the SAS System to read and write CA-DATACOM/DB data directly using SAS programs. This chapter presents examples using CA-DATACOM/DB data described by view descriptors in SAS programs. For information on the views and sample data, see Data and Descriptors for the Examples.

Throughout the examples, the SAS terms column and row are used instead of comparable CA-DATACOM/DB terms, because this chapter illustrates using SAS System procedures and the DATA step. The examples include printing and charting data, using the SQL procedure to combine data from various sources, and updating Version 6 and Version 8 SAS data sets with data from CA-DATACOM/DB. For more information on the SAS language and procedures used in the examples, refer to the books listed at the end of each section.

At the end of this chapter, Performance Considerations presents some techniques for using view descriptors efficiently in SAS programs.

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