Moving and Accessing SAS Files across Operating Environments

The Examples

This chapter gives detailed examples that show how to create, transfer, and restore transport files between two hosts. Summary of the Examples describes the basic characteristics of each example:

Summary of the Examples
Members to Move From Source Host and SAS Release To Target Host and SAS Version Using SAS Procedure

Data sets OpenVMS Alpha 6.12 HP-UX 7 XPORT engine with PROC COPY

Data sets and catalogs OS/390 6.09 Windows NT 7 PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT

Data sets OS/390 TSO 7 UNIX 7 PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT

Data sets JCL Batch OS/390 6.09 UNIX 7 XPORT engine with PROC COPY

***Summary of the Examples***
Members to Move	From Source Host and SAS Release	To Target Host and SAS Version	Using SAS Procedure
Data sets	OpenVMS Alpha 6.12	HP-UX 7	XPORT engine with PROC COPY
Data sets and catalogs	OS/390 6.09	Windows NT 7	PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT
Data sets	OS/390 TSO 7	UNIX 7	PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT
Data sets	JCL Batch OS/390 6.09	UNIX 7	XPORT engine with PROC COPY

Although the examples are host-specific, the fundamental SAS command syntax for all transport methods is identical across host types. Furthermore, although the examples support a Version 7 environment, they also apply to Version 8. The noteworthy syntax difference among host types is how you specify the SAS data library name in the LIBNAME statement. For complete details about the syntax for the LIBNAME statement, see your operating environment companion.

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