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

760 ACCESS Procedure Data Conversions 4 Chapter 26ACCESS Procedure Data ConversionsThe following table shows the default SAS variable formats that SAS/ACCESSassigns to Sybase data types when you use the ACCESS procedure.Table 26.6PROC ACCESS: Default SAS Formats for Sybase Server Data TypesSybase Column Type SAS Data Type Default SAS FormatCHAR(n ) character $n. (n 200)VARCHAR(n ) character $n. (n 200)BIT numeric 1.0TINYINT numeric 4.0SMALLINT numeric 6.0INT numeric 11.0FLOAT numeric BEST22.REAL numeric BEST11.SMALLMONEY numeric DOLLAR12.2MONEY numeric DOLLAR24.2SMALLDATETIME numeric DATETIME21.2DATETIME numeric DATETIME21.2The ACCESS procedure also supports Sybase user-defined data types. The ACCESSprocedure uses the Sybase data type on which a user-defined data type is based in orderto assign a default SAS format for columns.The DECIMAL, NUMERIC, and TEXT data types are not supported in PROCACCESS. The TIMESTAMP data type does not display in PROC ACCESS.DBLOAD Procedure Data ConversionsThe following table shows the default Sybase data types that SAS/ACCESS assignsto SAS variable formats when you use the DBLOAD procedure.Table 26.7PROC DBLOAD: Default Sybase Data Types for SAS Variable FormatsSAS Variable Format$w., $CHARw., $VARYINGw.,$HEXw.Sybase Data TypeCHAR(w)w. TINYINTw. SMALLINTw. INTw. FLOATw.dFLOAT