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SQL for SAS Programmers - Introduction

What is SQL?

SQL stands for Structured Query Language and was designed for development and maintenance within a Database Management System (DBMS). A DBMS consists of one or more tables of data, typically joined in a hierarchical fashion, and a series of programs for organizing the data.
Typical tasks performed with SQL code include the following:

In my view, Display Manager commands didn’t get much attention of SAS programmers as they should be. It may be because...

1) SAS Documentation has very little information about how to use this facility.
2) Even Google searches aren’t helpful enough.

Here are the list of Display Manager Commands I know…

Using Manager commands we can open the dataset from any directory without touching the Explorer window…