What Software Do I Need?

The SAS Drivers for ODBC run on 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, and Windows Vista. If the operating system is a server form of Microsoft Windows such as Windows Server 2003, then SAS/SHARE software must be licensed even if the data source is local data. Other software requirements depend on your hardware configuration and on the data sources that you want to access, as shown in the following table:
Software Requirements
Data Source
Configuration
Requirements
local SAS data only
Stand-alone PC
Base SAS software1
local SAS data and local DBMS data
Stand-alone PC
Base SAS software1
SAS/ACCESS interface for each DBMS
remote SAS data
PC on a network
On the client PC, the SAS Drivers for ODBC is required.2
On the remote host:
  • Base SAS software
  • SAS/SHARE software
remote SAS data and
remote DBMS data
PC on a network
On the client PC, the SAS Drivers for ODBC is required.2
On the remote host:
  • Base SAS software
  • SAS/SHARE software
  • SAS/ACCESS interface for each DBMS
1For local data access, Base SAS software includes the SAS Drivers for ODBC, but you install the driver separately. If the operating system is a server form, such as Windows 2003 Server, then SAS/SHARE software must be licensed for accessing local data.
2For remote data access, install the SAS Drivers for ODBC on your client PC. The SAS license for the remote host must include SAS/SHARE software.
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