The SQL Procedure Pass-Through Facility is an extension to the SQL procedure that enables you to send DBMS-specific statements to a database management system and to retrieve DBMS data directly.

Because the SQL procedure is based on the Structured Query Language, it works somewhat differently than some SAS procedures. For example, the SQL procedure executes without a RUN statement when a ...

Procedural SQL is an extension of Structured Query Language that allows for procedural programming features and complex logic to be executed within a database.