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

Data Set Options for Relational Databases 4 DBLINK= Data Set Option 307table is created by using DEPTNUM as the DBMS column name. SettingDBLABEL=YES enables the label to be used as the column name.data new;label c1=’deptnum’;c1=001;run;data mydblib.mydept(dblabel=yes);set new;run;proc print data=mydblib.mydept;run;DBLINK= Data Set OptionSpecifies a link from your local database to database objects on another server [Oracle]. Specifiesa link from your default database to another database on the server to which you are connected[Sybase].Default value: LIBNAME settingValid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESSsoftware)DBMS support: Oracle, SybaseSyntaxDBLINK=database-linkDetailsThis option operates differently in each DBMS.Oracle: A link is a database object that identifies an object that is stored in a remotedatabase. A link contains stored path information and can also contain user name andpassword information for connecting to the remote database. If you specify a link, SASuses the link to access remote objects. If you omit DBLINK=, SAS accesses objects inthe local database.Sybase: You can use this option to link to another database within the same server towhich you are connected. If you omit DBLINK=, SAS can access objects only in yourdefault database.ExampleIn this example, SAS sends MYORADB.EMPLOYEES to Oracle asEMPLOYEES@SALES.HQ.ACME.COM.proc print data=myoradb.employees(dblink=’sales.hq.acme.com’);run;