| 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
 | Start coding a passthru SQL code segment | 
| (
create table my_ora_tab as
select * 
  from ops$&DB_USR..&MYTABLE.
)
 | Inside brackets type your DBMS SQL code as if you were using some DBMS client or frontend | 
|     by oracle
 | Name the executing DBMS connection opened before | 
| ;
 | Pass the code through to DBMS by issuing the SAS statement terminator ';' | 
| disconnect from oracle;
 | Close connection to DBMS | 
| quit;
 | Terminate SAS SQL interpreter status |