You can use SQL to create, modify, search, and display database information. Dynamic SQL lets you create a query string based off of user input. SQL Server allows you to create dynamic SQL statements.

If your business uses relational databases to store data, you may have used a SQL SELECT clause to create new tables from query results. This method won't work in SQL Server, but Microsoft's Trans ...

Tables within a database management system (DBMS) need primary keys and defined indexes in order for the DBMS to have the opportunity to provide good query performance. Without indexing, the worst ...

As in other PROC and DATA steps, you can use only a view descriptor or other SAS data set in an SQL procedure statement, not an access descriptor. You can usually only browse data retrieved using a ...

The surprise came when Microsoft SQL Server was announced as the DBMS of the year for 2016 by DB-Engines.com. For the 12 months of 2016, SQL Server experienced a steep rise in popularity as a search ...

The following examples use the SQL procedure to query, update, and create DBMS tables. Querying a DBMS Table This example uses the SQL procedure to query the ORACLE table PAYROLL. The PROC SQL query ...