Overview: SAS Drivers for ODBC

This document describes the SAS 9.3 Drivers for ODBC. If you are using another version of the driver, refer to http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/odbc/index.html for the version-specific documentation.
This document is intended for three audiences:
  • users who use the SAS Drivers for ODBC to access data that is stored on their own computers(footnote1)
  • system administrators who use the SAS Drivers for ODBC to enable multiple users to access shared data on a remote machine
  • application programmers and others who need information about how the SAS Drivers for ODBC is implemented
This document assumes that you are familiar with your Windows operating environment and that you know how to use a mouse and keyboard to perform common Windows tasks.
FOOTNOTE 1:For more information about what types of data you can access, see Types of Data Accessed with the SAS Drivers for ODBC.[return]