Date:         Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:11:48 -0800
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From:         "David L. Cassell" <cassell.david@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Converting from SAS 5 to SAS 9
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Al Nardi wrote:
> Has anyone ever converted a SAS 5 (scary) file to SAS 9.1 ?
> I have some old (version 5) data that needs to be converted.

Unless the SAS 5 data are in transport format, you're in deep
trouble.  I don't think that even DBMSCopy will convert SAS 5
data sets.  Perhaps someone in SAS Tech Support can help, if you
go to them on bended knee.  Good luck.

Let me guess, your end-user has the data on 8" floppies...
David
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David Cassell, CSC
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Senior computing specialist
mathematical statistician