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zdeb15
Calcite | Level 5

Hi guys, Quick question.

 

When creating a PROC SQL view in SAS then storing the view in a library on SAS Server...will the underlying data update each time I use the view? or will I need to put the program on a scheduler?

 

EX:

 

Proc sql;
connect to odbc (datasrc=mydatasrc);
create view mylib.test as
select
*
from connection to odbc (select * from [db].[dbo].[tablename]);
disconnect from odbc;
quit;

 

 

 

then I use that view in a different program...

 

data test; set mylib.test; run;

 

will the data be updated?

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

A view does not contain data. It is simply the recipe to generate the data. So, yes, the data retrieved when calling the view is always up to date.

PG

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