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

736 LIBNAME Statement Data Conversions 4 Chapter 25Oracle Data TypeBLOB RAWBINARY_DOUBLEBINARY_FLOATNUMBERDefault SAS Format$HEXw. (where w/2 is the minimum of 32767and the value of the DBMAX_TEXT= option)nonenonenoneNUMBER(p) w.NUMBER(p,s)DATETIMESTAMPTIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIMEZONETIMESTAMP WITH TIMEZONEINTERVAL YEAR TO MONTHINTERVAL DAY TO SECONDw.dDATETIME20.DATETIMEw.d (where d is derived from thefractional-second precision)DATETIMEw.d (where d is derived from thefractional-second precision)$w)w. (where w is derived from the year precision)w.d (where w is derived from thefractional-second precision)* The value of the DBMAX_TEXT= option can override these values.SAS/ACCESS does not support Oracle data types that do not appear in this table.If Oracle data falls outside valid SAS data ranges, the values are usually counted asmissing.SAS automatically converts Oracle NUMBER types to SAS number formats by usingan algorithm that determines the correct scale and precision. When the scale andprecision cannot be determined, SAS/ACCESS allows the procedure or application todetermine the format. You can also convert numeric data to character data by using theSQL pass-through facility with the Oracle TO_CHAR function. See your Oracledocumentation for more details.The following table shows the default Oracle data types that SAS/ACCESS assigns toSAS variable formats during output operations when you use the LIBNAME statement.Table 25.5LIBNAME Statement: Default Oracle Data Types for SAS FormatsSAS Variable Format$w.$w. (where w > 4000)w.dany date, time, or datetime format withoutfractional parts of a secondany date, time, or datetime format withoutfractional parts of a secondOracle Data TypeVARCHAR2(w)CLOBNUMBER(p,s)DATETIMESTAMPTo override these data types, use the DBTYPE= data set option during outputprocessing.