A SAS/SHARE*NET server is a SAS/SHARE server for which SAS/SHARE*NET
software is licensed. SAS/SHARE*NET software represents the Data Services
component of SAS/IntrNet software. SAS/SHARE*NET is the licensable right to
send requests to a SAS/SHARE server from a client that is not a SAS application.
Examples of clients that are not SAS applications are:
- htmSQL
- runs a Web server and offers a gateway to your SAS data
from a Web browser. It enables you to incorporate data into a Web page by
using SQL queries.
- Java applet or application
- uses SAS/SHARE*NET driver for JDBC, which enables you to
write Java applets or applications that can view and update data through a
direct connection to a SAS/SHARE*NET server.
- C program
- uses the SAS SQL Library for C. The SAS SQL Library is an
applications programming interface (API) that enables you to create applications
that use SQL queries and statements to access data in SAS data sets and in
other database management systems.
- An application that uses the ODBC driver, such as Microsoft Excel
- uses the ODBC driver, which provides ODBC-compliant Windows
applications that have "read" and "write" access to
local and remote SAS data sets.
-
OLE
DB consumer or ADO application
- uses ShareProvider to view and update data
through a direct connection to a SAS/SHARE*NET server. ShareProvider implements
the Microsoft OLE DB specification and can be used by any OLE DB- compliant
or ADO-enabled application.
It is also possible for a SAS/SHARE server to be a client to another
server such as an ORACLE DBMS server. The preceding client interfaces or applications
are documented by their own respective vendors or developers.
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