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Moving and Accessing SAS Files across Operating Environments

Using a Non-Native Engine to Create Files of Type DATA

SAS provides the flexibility to create a data file in a format other than the default format of the current SAS session. For example, from a Version 8 session, you can invoke the V6 engine to create a data file in Version 6 format. You can create a file in a format that is only at the same release or at an earlier release than that of the current SAS session. You cannot invoke the V8 engine from a Version 6 SAS session.

Note:   The V8 engine and the V7 engine are identical.  [cautionend]

This flexibility accommodates concurrent data access by users on hosts that run SAS under different releases.


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