World Programming Limited develop and sell the World Programming System (WPS), an interpreter for the language of SAS. A great alternative - Request a free evaluation of WPS.

The World Programming System (WPS) has at its core a computer language interpreter that can interpret some of the language of SAS. The language support is continually enhanced by World Programming and can also be extended by users through the use of the WPS SDK module, and used in scripts that are executed using WPS.
WPS consists of the following:
| Module Name | Description | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| WPS Core | Interpreter and support for core language, macros, output & standard data file formats | Core Module |
| WPS Graphing | Graphing and charting language support | Integrated Module |
| WPS SDK | Develop your own custom language items | Integrated Module |
| WPS Statistics | Statistical analysis procedure support | Integrated Module |
| WPS Workbench | Graphical User Interface / Integrated Development Environment | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for DB Files | Library engines and procedures for accessing Access, Excel, SPSS and dBase files | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for DB2 | Library engine and procedures for accessing a DB2 database | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for Greenplum | Library engine for accessing a Greenplum database | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for Informix | Library engine for accessing an Informix database | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for MySQL | Library engine for accessing a MySQL database | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for Netezza | Library engine for accessing a Netezza database | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for ODBC | Library engine for accessing ODBC datasources | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for OLEDB | Library engine for accessing OLEDB datasources | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for Oracle | Library engine for accessing an Oracle database | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for SAND | Library engine for accessing a SAND database | Integrated Module |
| WPS Engine for Teradata | Library engine for accessing a Teradata database | Integrated Module |
| Support for SQL Server | Accessing a SQL Server database is supported using the WPS Engine for ODBC | Integrated Module |
