The first form of the CREATE TABLE statement creates tables that automatically map SQL data types to those supported by the SAS System. Use this form when you want to create a new table with columns ...

You create a CLOB in Oracle through the database's Structured Query Language, or SQL. Using SQL's "ALTER TABLE" statement, you add a CLOB data item to an existing table in your business' database.

INFORMAT= specifies the informat to be used when SAS accesses data from a table or view. You can change one permanent informat to another by using the ALTER statement. PROC SQL stores informats in its ...