| SAS/ACCESS Interface To ADABAS: Reference |
An advantage of the SAS/ACCESS interface
to ADABAS is that it enables the SAS
System to read and write ADABAS data
directly using SAS programs. This chapter presents examples using ADABAS data
accessed through view descriptors as input data for SAS programs.
Throughout the examples, the SAS terms variable and observation are used instead of
comparable
ADABAS 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 a Version 6 SAS data file
with ADABAS data. For more information
about 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.
For definitions of all view descriptors referenced in
this chapter, see Appendix 3, "Example Data." This appendix also contains
the ADABAS data and SAS data files
used in this book.
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