Greg Snidow (1/3/2013)
cs_source (1/3/2013) If you like i can post the SAS code? 🙂
Not the code for percentile, but if you can figure out a way to use OPENROWSET with the SAS OLE providers I would sure appreciate it. I am able to use VBA in Excel to read SAS files, and to use the import wizard in SQL Server to import .sas7bdat files, but for the life of me I can't get OPENROWSET to work with the same SAS providers that Excel has no problem with.
Given the power of SAS, if you can ever make it work it sounds like the makings of a great article!
My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?
My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.
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