Hybrid Queries (from Fraktal SAS Programming)

Code executed	Function performed
proc sql;	Start the SQL interpreter inside SAS
connect to oracle (user="&DB_USR." password="&DB_PWD." path="&DB_PTH." );	Open connection to the DBMS using your credentials stored in Macro Variables
create table my_sas_tab as	Initiate creating your SAS table using ANSI SQL code
select * from connection to oracle	Start your query from inside SAS with a special from clause
( select * from ops$&DB_USR..&MYTABLE. )	Inside brackets use DBMS specific SQL
;	Execute the query by issuing the SAS statement terminator ';'
disconnect from oracle;	Close connection to DBMS
quit;	Terminate SAS SQL interpreter status