SAS/ACCESS 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Fourth Edition

xviiiWhat’s NewSAS/ACCESS Interface to OracleThese items are new.3 ADJUST_BYTE_SEMANTIC_COLUMN_LENGTHS=,ADJUST_NCHAR_COLUMN_LENGTHS=, DB_LENGTH_SEMANTICS_BYTE=,DBCLIENT_MAX_BYTES=, and DBSERVER_MAX_BYTES= LIBNAME optionsfor more flexible adjustment of column lengths with CHAR, NCHAR, VARCHAR,and NVARCHAR data types to match encoding on both database and client servers3 BL_DELETE_ONLY_DATAFILE= data set option3 GLOBAL and SHARED options for the CONNECTION= LIBNAME option3 OR_ENABLE_INTERRUPT= LIBNAME option3 BL_DEFAULT_DIR= data set option3 BL_USE_PIPE= data set option3 function and default value for SHOW_SYNONYMS LIBNAME option3 SQLGENERATION= LIBNAME and system option (in the third maintenancerelease for SAS 9.2)3 In the third maintenance release for SAS 9.2, you can use the new SASIn-Database technology feature to run these Base SAS procedures inside Oracle:3 FREQ3 RANK3 REPORT3 SORT3 SUMMARY/MEANS3 TABULATEThese procedures dynamically generate SQL queries that reference Oracle SQLfunctions. Queries are processed and only the result set is returned to SAS for theremaining analysis.For more information, see Chapter 8, “Overview of In-Database Procedures,” onpage 67 and the specific procedure in the Base SAS Procedures Guide.SAS/ACCESS Interface to SybaseThese LIBNAME options are new or enhanced.3 GLOBAL and SHARED options for CONNECTION=3 SQL_FUNCTIONS= and SQL_FUNCTIONS_COPY=3 SQL_OJ_ANSI=Pass-through support is available for new or additional SAS functions, includinghyperbolic, trigonometric, and dynamic SQL dictionary functions.SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase IQIn the December 2009 release for SAS 9.2, SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase IQ is anew database engine that runs on specific UNIX and Windows platforms. SAS/ACCESSInterface to Sybase IQ provides direct, transparent access to Sybase IQ databasesthrough LIBNAME statements and the SQL pass-through facility. You can use various