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Moving and Accessing SAS Files
 

Moving and Accessing SAS® 9.4 Files, Third Edition

About This Book
Whatʼs New
Introduction
Moving and Accessing SAS Files between Operating Environments
SAS Transport Formats
Strategies for Moving and Accessing SAS Files
CEDA
PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT
XPORT Engine with DATA Step or PROC COPY
Transferring Transport Files and Foreign Files
Transferring Files
Operating Environment Specifics
z/OS
Windows
UNIX
File Extensions and Headers
File Transport Macros
File Transport Macros
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Samples and Logs
Examples of Moving SAS Files
Appendixes
Record Layout for a SAS Version 5 or 6 Data Set in SAS Transport Format
Record Layout for a SAS Version 8 or 9 Data Set in SAS Transport Format
Last updated: May 9, 2025