SAS/ACCESS Interface to ADABAS Software

Introduction

An advantage of the SAS/ACCESS interface to ADABAS is that it enables the SAS System to read and write ADABAS data directly using SAS programs. This chapter presents examples using ADABAS data accessed through view descriptors as input data for SAS programs.

Throughout the examples, the SAS terms variable and observation are used instead of comparable ADABAS terms because this chapter illustrates using SAS System procedures and the DATA step. The examples include printing and charting data, using the SQL procedure to combine data from various sources, and updating a Version 6 SAS data file with ADABAS data. For more information about the SAS language and procedures used in the examples, refer to the books listed at the end of each section.

At the end of this chapter, Performance Considerations, presents some techniques for using view descriptors efficiently in SAS programs.

For definitions of all view descriptors referenced in this chapter, see Appendix 3, "Example Data." This appendix also contains the ADABAS data and SAS data files used in this book.

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