proc sql;
    connect to mysql(user = 'xxxxx' pass = 'xxxxx' server = 'localhost');
        execute(set @id = &id.) by mysql;
        execute(select (@lit:=image_text) from quality.links_image_text where image_id = @id) by mysql;
        execute(set @lidx = locate('ninja',@lit)) by mysql;
        execute(set @lidx2 = locate(' ',@lit,@lidx)) by mysql;
        execute(set @lidxd = @lidx2 - @lidx) by mysql;
        execute(set @lf = substr(@lit,@lidx,@lidxd)) by mysql;

        create table asdf as
        select &id. as id, a as ws from connection to mysql
        (select @lf as a)
        ;
    disconnect from mysql;
quit;

libname db <database> path=dbserver user=... password=...;
proc sql;
   create table db.new as
   select * from db.largedata where flag=1;
quit;

proc sql;
   connect dbase (server=dbserver user=... password=...);
   execute (create table db.new as
   select * from db.largedata where flag=1) as dbase;
   disconnect dbase;
quit;