specifies the name of the DBMS table to be created and loaded into a DBMS database
| Restriction: | do not use this statement when you are submitting dynamic DBMS-specific SQL statements to the DBMS without creating and loading a table. |
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| Requirements: | This statement is required when you create and load or append to a DBMS table. It must follow other database connection statements such as DATABASE= or USER=. |
| You must specify a table name that does not already exist. If a table by that name exists, an error message is written to the SAS log, and the table specified in this statement is not loaded. |
specifies a valid table name for the DBMS. (See the DBMS-specific reference in this document for the syntax for your DBMS.)
If your table name contains lowercase characters, special characters, or national characters, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.