SAS Transport Files
SAS Transport Files
SAS Data Sets cannot be moved as such to systems other than those
on which they were originally created.
SAS does, however, provide an easy method of creating a transport
version of a SAS data set that can be moved to, and used on any
system running SAS.
The method makes use of PROC CPORT to create the transport files,
and PROC CIMPORT on the target system to restore the data into a
true SAS Data Set.
Occasionally, people will have SAS transport files that were
created using an older version of SAS before PROC CPORT was
available. In these situations, PROC COPY is used with a
LIBNAME statement that contains an XPORT engine.
A complete set of examples of most SAS transport scenarios that
involve the systems supported at ITS is available in:
Some shorter examples are in the SAS Frequently Asked
Questions Web space at:
SAS Transport Files are documented fully in the
online Help system and the SAS Language Guide,
shown in the Reference list at the end of this document.