This section contains
several example programs designed to introduce and illustrate the
SAS/ACCESS DATA step interface
to CA-IDMS.
All of the examples
in this section can be executed using the sample EMPLOYEE database
provided by Computer Associates. These examples illustrate syntax
and call formats as well as logic tips for sequential and direct access
of DBMS records and transaction-oriented applications. Each example
is described using numbered comments that correspond to numbered lines
of code. The output is shown for each example, but the log files
are not included. For an example of a log file, see
Introductory Example of a DATA Step Program. All of the examples have several statements in common,
as described in the following section.