What is the difference between SAS Data step and SAS PROC SQL,
and which is better?
Answer Posted / pallavi
1)Syntax is different
2
3)benefit of PROC SQL is its ability to process unsorted
data and create tables in a sorted fashion
4)Performing an OUTER UNION is very similar to the DATA step
with a SET statement referencing two or more data sets
5)Establish a connection with a RDBMS a)LIBNAME in dataset
b)CONNECT DISCONNECT in proc SQL
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