SAS Companion for the CMS Environment

Transporting SAS Files between Operating Environments

SAS supports three ways of transporting files between CMS and other operating environments: the XPORT engine, the CPORT and CIMPORT procedures, and the separately licensed SAS/CONNECT software.

The process of moving a SAS file to or from CMS with the XPORT engine or with the CPORT and CIMPORT procedures involves three general steps:

Convert the SAS file to the intermediate form known as transport format.
Physically move the transport format file to the other operating environment.
Convert the transport format file into a normal, fully functional SAS file, in the format that is required by the other operating environment.

For further information on the XPORT engine and about the CPORT and CIMPORT procedures, including limited restrictions, refer to Moving and Accessing SAS Files across Operating Environments.

SAS/CONNECT software enables you to move files between operating environments without using the intermediate transport format. For further information about SAS/CONNECT, including limited restrictions, refer to SAS/CONNECT User's Guide.

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