What’s the difference between SAS/ACCESS Interface to Microsoft SQL Server and SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC? I have ODBC’ed to a Microsoft SQL Server via SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC, but have not tried to ODBC to a Microsoft SQL Server via SAS/ACCESS Interface to Microsoft SQL Server.
I understand that SAS/ACCESS Interface for Microsoft SQL Server is only available for UNIX and LINUX Operating Systems.
To access SQL Server in Windows Operating System you have to use SAS/ACCES to ODBC or OLE_DB.
Hi @CTorres,
You are correct. It is worth mentioning that the SAS/ACCESS Interface to Microsoft SQL Server includes the DataDirect ODBC driver for UNIX/Linux. For Windows you would use ACCESS to ODBC and the ODBC driver that is included with Windows. Or OLE DB, as you point out above.
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