Processing Database and Spreadsheet Data with SAS/ACCESS Software

Processing Database and Spreadsheet Data with
SAS/ACCESS Software

Course Duration: 1 Day

This course teaches you how to read Oracle, DB2, or Microsoft Access or Excel tables into your SAS

programs using SAS/ACCESS software.

Course Content
Audience & Prerequisites
Learning Methdology

Accessing Data in a Relational Database or Microsoft Excel Workbook

understanding databases
establishing the requirements to connect to a database
establishing the requirements to connect to an Excel workbook

Using a SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME Statement

connecting to a database table using SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME engines
connecting to an Excel workbook
explaining and applying Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
using an embedded LIBNAME statement

Using the SQL Pass-Through Facility

passing queries to your database management system (DBMS)
passing non-queries to your DBMS
comparing the SQL Pass-Through Facility and the SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME engines

Joining Tables

combining tables using a DATA step merge
joining tables using the SQL Pass-Through Facility and the SQL procedure
joining tables from different databases

Importing and Exporting PC File Data

using the Import Wizard to read a Microsoft Access table and an Excel worksheet into a SAS data set
Using the IMPORT procedure to read a Microsoft Access table and an Excel worksheet into a SAS data set
Using the Export Wizard to write a SAS data set and an Oracle table to an Excel workbook.
Using the EXPORT procedure to export a SAS data set to an Excel workbook

Creating and Updating SAS/ACCESS Access and View Descriptors (Self-Study)

creating and updating an access descriptor
creating and updating a view descriptor

converting access and view descriptors to SQL procedure views with the CV2VIEW procedure

Before attending this course, you should be comfortable programming in SAS and Structured Query Language (SQL). You can gain the SQL knowledge from the SAS SQL 1: Essentials course. You can gain knowledge of SAS from the SAS Programming 1: Essentials course. A working knowledge of your database is helpful.

Classroom
Live Web
Self Paced Learning

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