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

320 DBTYPE= Data Set Option 4 Chapter 11SyntaxDBTYPE=(column-name-1=DBMS-type)Syntax Descriptioncolumn-namespecifies a DBMS column name.DBMS-typespecifies a DBMS data type. See the documentation for your SAS/ACCESS interfacefor the default data types for your DBMS.DetailsBy default, the SAS/ACCESS interface for your DBMS converts each SAS data type to apredetermined DBMS data type when it outputs data to your DBMS. When you need adifferent data type, use DBTYPE= to override the default data type chosen by theSAS/ACCESS engine.You can also use this option to specify column modifiers. The allowable syntax forthese modifiers is generally DBMS-specific. For more information, see the SQLreference for your database.MySQL: All text strings are passed as is to the MySQL server. MySQL truncates textstrings to fit the maximum length of the field without generating an error message.Teradata: In Teradata, you can use DBTYPE= to specify data attributes for a column.See your Teradata CREATE TABLE documentation for information about the data typeattributes that you can specify. If you specify DBNULL=NO for a column, do not alsouse DBTYPE= to specify NOT NULL for that column. If you do, ’NOT NULL’ is insertedtwice in the column definition. This causes Teradata to generate an error message.ExamplesIn this example, DBTYPE= specifies the data types to use when you create columnsin the DBMS table.data mydblib.newdept(dbtype=(deptno=’number(10,2)’ city=’char(25)’));set mydblib.dept;run;This next example creates a new Teradata table, NEWDEPT, specifying the Teradatadata types for the DEPTNO and CITY columns.data mydblib.newdept(dbtype=(deptno=’byteint’ city=’char(25)’));set dept;run;