Date:         Fri, 17 Jan 1997 11:26:29 -0600
Reply-To:     "Cates, Randall C" <rccates@MKG.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Cates, Randall C" <rccates@MKG.COM>
Subject:      Re: OS/2 and ODBC and MS/Access and SAS 6.11 for OS/2

Holger,
 
        I dont work on OS/2 so have to qualify this answer. SAS Inst.'s answer
seems logical since the SAS/ACCESS for ODBC driver needs to start a SAS
session before you can get the data, unlike most other ODBC drivers.
 Therefore, since you have SAS for OS/2, the SAS ODBC driver for Windows
would have a problem opening up SAS  on OS/2.  You need the SAS ODBC driver
for OS/2.
 
Where MS-Access runs is of less importance.  Where it gets the data is.
 
Randy Cates, SAS Consultant
Arbor Consulting Resources, Inc.
rccates@mkg.com (alternate randycates @msn.com)
 
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From:  Holger Geissler[SMTP:holger.geissler@URZ.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE]
Sent:  Friday, January 17, 1997 9:20 AM
To:  Multiple recipients of list SAS-L
Subject:  OS/2 and ODBC and MS/Access and SAS 6.11 for OS/2
 
Hi SASlers!
Has anyone experience with ODBC between SAS/6.11 for OS/2 and Microsoft
Access under Win/OS2? I tried the normal way, but had no success. At the
SAS-Hotline they told me, that I need the MS Access ODBC-Driver for OS/2,
but
I'm still wondering how this could work, because MS/access doesn't run
under OS/2. It runs under Win/OS2.
Any hints?
 
Thanks in advance
 
Holger Geissler
Universitaetsrechenzentrum Heidelberg