Date:         Wed, 28 May 1997 22:20:59 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Weiss <eweiss@WINCHENDON.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Eric Weiss <eweiss@WINCHENDON.COM>
Organization: The Winchendon Group, Inc.
Subject:      Re: SQL: When shouldn't you use it?

I like SQL when the retieval involves only minimal calculations.  I
benchmarked PROC SQL on a Sun IPX and found that it slowed down greately
when I did multiplication or division.  Even addition and subtraction
make a noticeable difference in speed.  It seems to be most useful when
there are several merges/joins that do not require a lot of parentheses
to make work.
 
Eric