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

740 Introduction to SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase 4 Chapter 26ACCESS Procedure Data Conversions 760DBLOAD Procedure Data Conversions 760Data Returned as SAS Binary Data with Default Format $HEX 761Data Returned as SAS Character Data 761Inserting TEXT into Sybase from SAS 761Case Sensitivity in Sybase 761National Language Support for Sybase 762Introduction to SAS/ACCESS Interface to SybaseThis section describes SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase. For a list of SAS/ACCESSfeatures that are available in this interface, see “SAS/ACCESS Interface to Sybase:Supported Features” on page 83.For information about Sybase IQ, see Chapter 27, “SAS/ACCESS Interface to SybaseIQ,” on page 763.LIBNAME Statement Specifics for SybaseOverviewThis section describes the LIBNAME statement that SAS/ACCESS Interface toSybase supports. A Sybase example is available. For details about this feature, see“Overview of the LIBNAME Statement for Relational Databases” on page 87.Here is the LIBNAME statement syntax for accessing Sybase.LIBNAME libref sybase ;Argumentslibrefis any SAS name that serves as an alias to associate SAS with a database,schema, server, or group of tables and views.sybaseis the SAS/ACCESS engine name for the Sybase interface.connection-optionsprovide connection information and control how SAS manages the timing andconcurrence of the connection to the DBMS. Here are the connection options forSybase.USER=SYBASE-user-namespecifies the Sybase user name (also called the login name) that you use toconnect to your database. If the user name contains spaces ornonalphanumeric characters, you must enclose it in quotation marks.PASSWORD=SYBASE-passwordspecifies the password that is associated with your Sybase user name. If youomit the password, a default password of NULL is used. If the password