topic Re: Executing external SQL file in SAS Programming

Executing external SQL file

az123 — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:16:41 GMT

Hi,

Does SAS support any way to execute an external SQL script?

I have a dozen scripts, with 100's of statements that would require me to wrap each statement with EXECUTE( ) BY TERA to use with pass-through facility. I'm open to suggestions for ways I can use SAS to execute the scripts.

Re: Executing external SQL file

PGStats — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:02:41 GMT

You could build the code as text, then run it

filename terasql temp;

data _null_;
length sqlStatement $2000;
infile ...;
input...;
/* Build SQL code here into */
file terasql;
put sqlStatement;
run;

proc sql;
connect to ...;
%include terasql; 
quit;

Re: Executing external SQL file

Tom — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 22:21:52 GMT

Why not just ask the operating system to use BTEQ to run the script for you?

You can use the PIPE engine or one of the many commands that SAS has for running operating system commands.

Re: Executing external SQL file

LinusH — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:59:36 GMT

Just throwing an idea (I don't have access right so untested).
Perhaps a macro that holds the connect to stuff, and %include to your SQL script file (name pramterized and specified in the macro call).
As @Tom I would like to know the reason for driving this through SAS.