ADO.NET Provider for SAS Data Sets

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Connecting to SAS Data Sets

Connecting to SAS Data Sets

Below are example connection strings to SAS files or streams, using the provider's default data modeling configuration (see below)

Service provider URI formats Connection example
Local Single File Path (One table)
file://localPath
URI=C:/folder1;
Directory Path (one table per file)
file://localPath/
URI=C:/folder1/;
HTTP or HTTPS http://remoteStream
https://remoteStream
URI=http://www.host1.com/streamname1;
Amazon S3 Single File Path (One table)
s3://remotePath
URI=s3://bucket1/folder1;AWSSecretKey=secret1;AWSRegion=OHIO;
Directory Path (one table per file)
s3://remotePath/
URI=s3://bucket1/folder1/;AWSSecretKey=secret1;AWSRegion=OHIO;
Azure Blob Storage Single File Path (One table)
azureblob://mycontainer/myblob
URI=azureblob://mycontainer/myblob;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
URI=azureblob://mycontainer/myblob;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
Directory Path (one table per file)
azureblob://mycontainer/myblob/
URI=azureblob://mycontainer/myblob/;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
URI=azureblob://mycontainer/myblob/;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
Google Drive Single File Path (One table)
gdrive://remotePath
gdrive://SharedWithMe/remotePath
URI=gdrive://folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
URI=gdrive://SharedWithMe/folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
Directory Path (one table per file)
gdrive://remotePath/
gdrive://SharedWithMe/remotePath/
URI=gdrive://folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
URI=gdrive://SharedWithMe/folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
One Drive Single File Path (One table)
onedrive://remotePath
onedrive://SharedWithMe/remotePath
URI=onedrive://folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
URI=onedrive://SharedWithMe/folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
Directory Path (one table per file)
onedrive://remotePath/
onedrive://SharedWithMe/remotePath/
URI=onedrive://folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
URI=onedrive://SharedWithMe/folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
Box Single File Path (One table)
box://remotePath
URI=box://folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
Directory Path (one table per file)
box://remotePath/
URI=box://folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;
Dropbox Single File Path (One table)
dropbox://remotePath
URI=dropbox://folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;OAuthClientId=oauthclientid1;OAuthClientSecret=oauthcliensecret1;CallbackUrl=http://localhost:12345;
Directory Path (one table per file)
dropbox://remotePath/
URI=dropbox://folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;OAuthClientId=oauthclientid1;OAuthClientSecret=oauthcliensecret1;CallbackUrl=http://localhost:12345;
SharePoint SOAP Single File Path (One table)
sp://remotePath
URI=sp://Shared Documents/folder1;User=user1;Password=password1;StorageBaseURL=https://subdomain.sharepoint.com;
Directory Path (one table per file)
sp://remotePath/
URI=sp://Shared Documents/folder1/;User=user1;Password=password1;StorageBaseURL=https://subdomain.sharepoint.com;
SharePoint REST V1 Single File Path (One table)
sprestv1://remotePath
URI=sprestv1://Shared Documents/folder1;User=user1;Password=password1;AuthScheme=NTLM;StorageBaseURL=http://sharepointserver/sites/mysite;
URI=sprestv1://Shared Documents/folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=AzureAD;StorageBaseURL=https://subdomain.sharepoint.com/sites/mysite;
Directory Path (one table per file)
sprestv1://remotePath/
URI=sprestv1://Shared Documents/folder1/;User=user1;Password=password1;AuthScheme=NTLM;StorageBaseURL=http://sharepointserver/sites/mysite;
URI=sprestv1://Shared Documents/folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=AzureAD;StorageBaseURL=https://subdomain.sharepoint.com/sites/mysite;
SharePoint GRAPH Single File Path (One table)
spgraph://remotePath
URI=spgraph://Shared Documents/folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;StorageBaseURL=https://subdomain.sharepoint.com;
Directory Path (one table per file)
spgraph://remotePath/
URI=spgraph://Shared Documents/folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;StorageBaseURL=https://subdomain.sharepoint.com;
FTP or FTPS Single File Path (One table)
ftp://server:port/remotePath
ftps://server:port/remotepath
URI=ftps://localhost:990/folder1;User=user1;Password=password1;
Directory Path (one table per file)
ftp://server:port/remotePath/
ftps://server:port/remotepath/;
URI=ftps://localhost:990/folder1/;User=user1;Password=password1;
SFTP Single File Path (One table)
sftp://server:port/remotePath
URI=sftp://127.0.0.1:22/folder1;User=user1;Password=password1;
URI=sftp://127.0.0.1:22/folder1;SSHAuthmode=PublicKey;SSHClientCert=myPrivateKey
Directory Path (one table per file)
sftp://server:port/remotePath/
URI=sftp://127.0.0.1:22/folder1/;User=user1;Password=password1;
URI=sftp://127.0.0.1:22/folder1/;SSHAuthmode=PublicKey;SSHClientCert=myPrivateKey
Azure Data Lake Store Gen1 Single File Path (One table)
adl://remotePath
adl://Account.azuredatalakestore.net@remotePath
URI=adl://folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;AzureTenant=tenant;
URI=adl://myAccount.azuredatalakestore.net@folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;AzureTenant=tenant;
Directory Path (one table per file)
adl://remotePath/
adl://Account.azuredatalakestore.net@remotePath/
URI=adl://folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;AzureTenant=tenant;
URI=adl://myAccount.azuredatalakestore.net@folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;AzureTenant=tenant;
Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 Single File Path (One table)
abfs://myfilesystem/remotePath
abfs://[email protected]/remotepath
URI=abfs://myfilesystem/folder1;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
URI=abfs://[email protected]/folder1;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
Directory Path (one table per file)
abfs://myfilesystem/remotePath/
abfs://[email protected]/remotepath/
URI=abfs://myfilesystem/folder1/;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
URI=abfs://[email protected]/folder1/;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 with SSL Single File Path (One table)
abfss://myfilesystem/remotePath
abfss://[email protected]/remotepath
URI=abfss://myfilesystem/folder1;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
URI=abfss://[email protected]/folder1;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
Directory Path (one table per file)
abfss://myfilesystem/remotePath/
abfss://[email protected]/remotepath/
URI=abfss://myfilesystem/folder1/;AzureStorageAccount=myAccount;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
URI=abfss://[email protected]/folder1/;AzureAccessKey=myKey;
Wasabi Single File Path (One table)
wasabi://bucket1/remotePath
URI=wasabi://bucket/folder1;AccessKey=token1;SecretKey=secret1;Region='us-west-1';
Directory Path (one table per file)
wasabi://bucket1/remotePath/
URI=wasabi://bucket/folder1/;AccessKey=token1;SecretKey=secret1;Region='us-west-1';
Google Cloud Storage Single File Path (One table)
gs://bucket/remotePath
URI=gs://bucket/folder1;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;ProjectId=test;
Directory Path (one table per file)
gs://bucket/remotePath/
URI=gs://bucket/folder1/;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;ProjectId=test;
Oracle Cloud Storage Single File Path (One table)
os://bucket/remotePath
URI=os://bucket/folder1;AccessKey='myKey';SecretKey='mySecretKey';OracleNameSpace='myNameSpace' Region='us-west-1';
Directory Path (one table per file)
os://bucket/remotePath/
URI=os://bucket/folder1/;AccessKey='myKey';SecretKey='mySecretKey';OracleNameSpace='myNameSpace' Region='us-west-1';
Azure File Single File Path (One table)
azurefile://fileShare/remotePath
URI=azurefile://bucket/folder1;AzureStorageAccount='myAccount';AzureAccessKey='mySecretKey';
URI=azurefile://bucket/folder1;AzureStorageAccount='myAccount';AzureSharedAccessSignature='mySharedAccessSignature';
Directory Path (one table per file)
azurefile://fileShare/remotePath/
URI=azurefile://bucket/folder1/;AzureStorageAccount='myAccount';AzureAccessKey='mySecretKey';
URI=azurefile://bucket/folder1/;AzureStorageAccount='myAccount';AzureSharedAccessSignature='mySharedAccessSignature';
IBM Object Storage Source Single File Path (One table)
ibmobjectstorage://bucket1/remotePath
URI=ibmobjectstorage://bucket/folder1;AuthScheme='IAMSecretKey';AccessKey=token1;SecretKey=secret1;Region='eu-gb';
URI=ibmobjectstorage://bucket/folder1;ApiKey=key1;Region='eu-gb';AuthScheme=OAuth;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;
Directory Path (one table per file)
ibmobjectstorage://bucket1/remotePath/
URI=ibmobjectstorage://bucket/folder1/;AuthScheme='IAMSecretKey';AccessKey=token1;SecretKey=secret1;Region='eu-gb';
URI=ibmobjectstorage://bucket/folder1/;ApiKey=key1;Region='eu-gb';AuthScheme=OAuth;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;
Hadoop Distributed File System Single File Path (One table)
webhdfs://host:port/remotePath
URI=webhdfs://host:port/folder1
Directory Path (one table per file)
webhdfs://host:port/remotePath/
URI=webhdfs://host:port/folder1/
Secure Hadoop Distributed File System Single File Path (One table)
webhdfss://host:port/remotePath
URI=webhdfss://host:port/folder1
Directory Path (one table per file)
webhdfss://host:port/remotePath/
URI=webhdfss://host:port/folder1/

Accessing Sub-Folders

Set the following properties to model subfolders as views:

  • IncludeSubdirectories: Set this to read files and Schema.ini from nested folders. In the case of a name collision, table names are prefixed by underscore-separated folder names. By default this is false.
  • DirectoryRetrievalDepth: Set this to specify how many subfolders will be recursively scanned when IncludeSubdirectories is set. By default, the provider scans all subfolders.

When IncludeSubdirectories is set, the automatically detected table names follow the convention below:

File PathRoot\subfolder1\tableARoot\subfolder1\subfolder2\tableA
Table Namesubfolder1_tableAsubfolder1_subfolder2_tableA

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