The LIBNAME Statement for Relational Databases

DBLINK= LIBNAME Option

Specifies a link from your local database to database objects on another server [Oracle], or specifies a link from your default database to another database on the server to which you are connected [Sybase].

Default value:	none
Valid in:	SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
DBMS support:	Oracle, Sybase

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

DBLINK=database-link

Details

Oracle: A link is a database object that is used to identify an object stored in a remote database. A link contains stored path information and might also contain user name and password information for connecting to the remote database. If you specify a link, SAS uses the link to access remote objects. If you omit DBLINK=, SAS accesses objects in the local database.

Sybase: This option lets you link to another database within the same server to which you are connected. If you omit DBLINK=, SAS can access only objects in your default database.