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user24feb
Barite | Level 11

Hello,

 

I would like to access the available synonyms via odbc.

 

If I use this code, I get the tables and views, but I can't find the synonyms:

 

Libname sqlserv ODBC Schema=DBO DSN=sassql;

Proc SQL;
  Create Table Work_Cont_Dict As Select * From Dictionary.Tables Where Libname eq UpCase('sqlserv');
Quit;

* proc datasets gives the same result - only views and tables;
Proc Datasets Library=sqlserv; 
  *Contents Out=Contents Data=_ALL_ Details; * if I remove the comment, it gives me an error;
Run;

 

 

 

How can I get a list of available synonyms?

 

Thanks&kind regards

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LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20

If I look through SAS/ACCESS doc, it seems there are only support for synonyms in Netezza and Oracle.

So my guess is that you nedd to use explicit SQL pass-thru to access those.

Data never sleeps

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LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20

If I look through SAS/ACCESS doc, it seems there are only support for synonyms in Netezza and Oracle.

So my guess is that you nedd to use explicit SQL pass-thru to access those.

Data never sleeps
user24feb
Barite | Level 11

Thanks. I needed something like:

 

Proc SQL NoPrint;
  Connect To ODBC (DSN=sassql);
  Create Table Synonyms As Select * From Connection To ODBC 
  (SELECT * FROM SYS.SYNONYMS) Order By name ;
  Disconnect From ODBC;
Quit;

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