| Code executed | Function performed | 
| proc sql;
 | Start the SQL interpreter inside SAS | 
| connect to oracle (user="&DB_USR." password="&DB_PWD." path="&DB_PTH.");
 | Open connection to the DBMS using your credentials stored in Macro Variables | 
| execute
 | Trigger execution of passthru code by the SAS SQL interpreter | 
| (
 | Open passthru SQL channel using a left bracket | 
| create table my_ora_tab as
 | Type your Oracle SQL code as if you were using some Oracle client or frontend | 
| select * 
  from ops$&DB_USR..&MYTABLE.
 | Inside brackets use DBMS specific SQL | 
| )
 | Close passthru SQL channel using a right bracket | 
|     by oracle
 | Trigger execution using the DBMS connection opened before | 
| ;
 | Execute the query by issuing the SAS statement terminator ';' | 
| disconnect from oracle;
 | Close connection to DBMS | 
| quit;
 | Terminate SAS SQL interpreter status |