Selecting Top ten rows

[DavidPhillips2]

I have a large table that I cannot open directly in SAS due to size.  I tried selecting only the top ten rows but the query is taking forever.  Is there a reason why selecting the top ten rows would have a delay at all?

data myTable_temp;
set mylibrary.myTable (obs=10);
run;

[ballardw]

Is your MyLibrary another database and not a native SAS data set?

Or located on a network with possible comminication issues?

[DavidPhillips2]

How do I tell?  I see it as a SAS dataset under shared data in Enterprise Guide.

[DavidPhillips2]

I tried doing a select count(*) that spins in Oracle on the table for five mintues with no result.

[ballardw]

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@DavidPhillips2 wrote:

How do I tell?  I see it as a SAS dataset under shared data in Enterprise Guide.

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Assuming this is how to see what/where a library or data set may be

In Libraries under the server list right click on the library and select Properties from the menu. It will show the Path to the library and other

properties.

[DavidPhillips2 · Accepted solution]

I learned that a count(*) on a few actually takes a long time.  When querying large views the idea is to use a where clause.

[Haikuo]

Try this:

proc sql inobs=10;
create table mytable_temp as
select * from mylibrary.mytable;
quit;