Moving and Accessing SAS 9.1 Files 

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• 1. Table of Contents

• 2. BackCover

• 3. Moving and Accessing SAS 9.1 Files

• 4. What s New

  Overview

• 5. Details

  Details Cross-Environment Data Access (CEDA) CPORT and CIMPORT Procedures XPORT Engine with the DATA Step or the COPY Procedure XML Engine with the DATA Step or the COPY Procedure

• 6. Part 1: Introduction

  Chapter List

• 7. Chapter 1: Moving and Accessing SAS Files between Operating Environments

  Deciding to Move a SAS File between Operating Environments

• 8. Deciding to Access a SAS File Across Operating Environments

  Deciding to Access a SAS File Across Operating Environments

• 9. Strategies For Moving and Accessing SAS Files

  Strategies For Moving and Accessing SAS Files

• 10. Summary of Strategy Features

  Summary of Strategy Features

• 11. Moving and Accessing SAS Files in International Environments

  Moving and Accessing SAS Files in International Environments

• 12. The Data Set Used For Examples

  The Data Set Used For Examples

• 13. Naming Conventions Used For Examples

  Naming Conventions Used For Examples

• 14. Part 2: Strategies for Moving and Accessing SAS Files

  Chapter List

• 15. Chapter 2: Cross-Environment Data Access (CEDA)

  Overview of CEDA

• 16. CEDA Advantages

  CEDA Advantages

• 17. CEDA Limitations

  CEDA Limitations

• 18. Changing SAS File Formats

  Changing SAS File Formats Changing a File s Format at the Source or Target Machine Using the OUTREP Option in the LIBNAME Statement Using the OUTREP Data Set Option in the DATA Step Viewing the SAS Log at the Source Machine

• 19. Transferring a SAS File between Machines

  Transferring a SAS File between Machines

• 20. Identifying the Format of a SAS File

  Identifying the Format of a SAS File Setting the MSGLEVEL System Option Using PROC CONTENTS to Identify a File s Format Updating a Foreign File

• 21. Reading and Writing a Foreign File

  Reading and Writing a Foreign File

• 22. Chapter 3: PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT

  Overview of PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT

• 23. PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT Advantage

  PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT Advantage

• 24. PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT Limitations

  PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT Limitations

• 25. Creating a Transport File at the Source Machine

  Creating a Transport File at the Source Machine Using PROC CPORT to Create a Transport File for Data Sets Using PROC CPORT to Create a Transport File for Catalogs

• 26. Transferring Transport Files to a Target Machine

  Transferring Transport Files to a Target Machine

• 27. Restoring Transport Files at the Target Machine

  Restoring Transport Files at the Target Machine Identifying the Content of the Transport File Using PROC CIMPORT to Import Data Sets From a Transport File Using PROC CIMPORT to Import Catalogs From a Transport File

• 28. Chapter 4: XPORT Engine with DATA Step or PROC COPY

  Overview of the XPORT Engine

• 29. XPORT Engine Advantages

  XPORT Engine Advantages

• 30. XPORT Engine Limitations

  XPORT Engine Limitations

• 31. Regressing SAS Data Sets to SAS 6 Format

  Regressing SAS Data Sets to SAS 6 Format

• 32. Creating a Transport File at the Source Machine

  Creating a Transport File at the Source Machine Using the DATA Step to Create a Transport File for One Data Set Using PROC COPY to Create a Transport File for One or More Data Sets

• 33. Transferring Transport Files Across a Network

  Transferring Transport Files Across a Network

• 34. Restoring Transport Files at the Target Machine

  Restoring Transport Files at the Target Machine Identifying the Content of the Transport File Using a DATA Step to Restore a Single Data Set From a Transport File Using PROC COPY to Restore Data Sets From a Transport File

• 35. Chapter 5: XML Engine with DATA Step or PROC COPY

  Overview of the XML Engine

• 36. XML Engine Advantages

  XML Engine Advantages

• 37. XML Engine Limitations

  XML Engine Limitations

• 38. Creating an XML Document at the Source Machine

  Creating an XML Document at the Source Machine Using the DATA Step to Create an XML Document From a Data Set Using PROC COPY to Create an XML Document From a Data Set

• 39. Transferring an XML Document Across a Network

  Transferring an XML Document Across a Network

• 40. Restoring an XML Document as a Data Set at a Target Machine

  Restoring an XML Document as a Data Set at a Target Machine Using a DATA Step to Restore a Data Set From an XML Document Using PROC COPY to Restore a Data Set From an XML Document

• 41. Part 3: Transferring Transport Files and Foreign Files

  Chapter List

• 42. Chapter 6: Transferring Files

  Overview of File Transfers

• 43. Attributes for Transport Files

  Attributes for Transport Files

• 44. Using the FILENAME Statement or the FTP Utility for Foreign Files and Transport Files

  Using the FILENAME Statement or the FTP Utility for Foreign Files and Transport Files Example: Using the FILENAME Statement to Specify Transport File Attributes for all Target Machines Using FTP to Transfer Files in Foreign Format and Transport Files Across the Network Using a Magnetic Medium for Tansferring Files in Foreign Format and Transport Files Example: Using FTP to Transfer Foreign Files and Transport Files

• 45. Part 4: Operating Environment Specifics

  Chapter List

• 46. Chapter 7: OpenVMS Operating Environment

  Listing OpenVMS System File Attributes

• 47. Specifying File Attributes for OpenVMS

  Specifying File Attributes for OpenVMS

• 48. Identifying the SAS Version Used to Create a Member Under OpenVMS

  Identifying the SAS Version Used to Create a Member Under OpenVMS

• 49. Mounting a Tape Device on OpenVMS

  Mounting a Tape Device on OpenVMS

• 50. OpenVMS Error Messages

  OpenVMS Error Messages Given Transport File is Bad Member or Library Unavailable for Use in File File Truncated Record Internal Error From Getting Data

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