What you should do is assume the dataset is sorted in the order you want. That way you will not have to sort it again.

"Roland" <roland@rashleigh-berry.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:atl1ap$ot7$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk... > When you create a new dataset from a sorted dataset then the sort > information is always lost. > > "Shukla Kshirsagar" <shuklak@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote in message > news:200212161658.gBGGw5D12239@listserv.cc.uga.edu... > > Hello everybody, > > > > I have created a sorted (ascii) transport data set on the mainframe, which > > I download to the PC. > > > > proc sort data=sastemp.temp1 ascii; > > by id;run; > > > > > > When the SAS data set is created on the PC, if I look at the properties, > > the 'sorted by' info is blank. If I use proc sort on this data set, SAS > > sorts it over again, but not really, since the data set was already sorted > > by ID. I had created a variable called counter=_n_, and the sorted > dataset > > has the same order for counter as the unsorted data set. > > > > On the mainframe side, my code looks like this: > > > > proc cport data=sastemp.temp1 file=xout sortinfo=yes; > > run; > > The log gives > > Warning:The Sortinfo option is obsolete. > > > > I am using SAS version 8.1 on the PC and 8.2 on mainframe. Given the size > > of our data, it would be optimal for us to sort on the mainframe and > > download to the PC. > > > > Thanks for all your help, > > Shukla > >