Hybrid Queries (from Fraktal SAS Programming)

1st

Make SAS your SQL interpreter

proc sql;

2nd

Connect to the DBMS using your credentials stored in Macro Variables

connect to oracle (user="&DB_USR." password="&DB_PWD." path="&DB_PTH.");

3rd

Start your query from inside SAS with a special from clause

select * 
  from connection to oracle

4th

Inside brackets use DBMS specific SQL

(
select * 
  from 
)

5th

Terminate connection to DBMS

disconnect to oracle;

6th

Terminate SAS SQL processor status

quit;