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Connecting to Common Data Sources

Establishing Connectivity to XML Data

The following figure provides a logical view of using XML files as a data source.

Establishing Connectivity to XML Files

[Establishing Connectivity to XML Files]

The following steps describe how to specify a SAS XML library in SAS Management Console. Assume that the XML library will point to an XML file that contains climate information (climate.xml). The XML file is in generic format, as defined for the SAS XML LIBNAME engine. For more information, see the SAS XML LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide.

To register an XML library, perform the following steps:

  1. In SAS Management Console, expand Data Library Manager. Right-click Libraries. Then, select the New Library option to access the New Library wizard.

  2. Select SAS XML library from the SAS Data list. Click Next.

  3. Enter an appropriate library name in the Name field (for example, XML Lib). Click Next.

  4. Enter information about the library, such as the following:

    Library Properties
    Field Sample Value
    Name
    		 XML Lib
    Libref
    		 xmllib
    Engine
    		 XML
    XML File
    		 C:\sources\xml\climate.xml
    XML Type
    		 GENERIC
    Library Access
    		 READONLY

  5. Click Finish to save the wizard settings.

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