Hi SAS_learner,

I don't know. If format catalogs are platform dependent you could make a dataset out of it using PROC FORMAT CNTLOUT=dataset;, transfer it and remake the format catalog by PROC FORMAT CNTLIN=dataset;.

Regards - Jim. -- Jim Groeneveld, Netherlands Statistician, SAS consultant home.hccnet.nl/jim.groeneveld

On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:20:26 -0600, SAS_learner <proccontents@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Jim is it datasets that are Platform depedent or is it formats that are >associated with it ?? Just curious I think datasets are platform independent >and catalogs are platform dependent right ?? > >thanks > > > >On 11/20/06, Jim Groeneveld <jim2stat@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >> Hi Bernie, >> >> You can uncompress a SAS dataset just like any (external) file. Actually >> all >> files are "external", can be compressed and uncompressed. There is no >> difference between file types. And you actually shouldn't say your dataset >> is compressed, but your dataset has been packed inside a compressed file >> (zip file), in/from which any file can be stored/extracted, any number of >> files (and subdirectories). There is nothing special on SAS datasets. >> >> The point with a pipe, however, is that the (un)compression program should >> allow a command line interface in order to be able to be driven from SAS. >> Winzip has a separately downloadable command line interface. Many other >> compression software also has additional command line support, like Power >> Archiver, gzip for DOS/Windows and PKZIP for DOS or Windows. (I often >> still >> use PKZIP for DOS, vs. 2.50, Windows and long file name compatible; just >> apply the DOS SETVER option: SETVER PKZIP.EXE 7.10; the same applies to >> PKUNZIP. 7.10 refers to the DOS version number of Windows 98, without it >> it >> does not suppport long file names.) >> >> Another issue is: are the Unix (or Linux) datasets Windows compatible? I >> really don't know. If not then you have to use transport files. But for >> the >> moment I assume they are compatible (OS independent). >> >> regards - Jim. >> -- >> Jim Groeneveld, Netherlands >> Statistician, SAS consultant >> home.hccnet.nl/jim.groeneveld >> >> >> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:09:33 -0500, Bernard S. Zimmerman >> <bernie@HOMER.ATT.COM> wrote: >> >> >Listers: >> > >> >My question is fairly simple, I hope. >> > >> >Is there a way, an easy way perhaps, to *uncompress* a SAS dataset that >> >has been compressed with the "gzip" command on Unix. I know you can read >> >external compressed files, both compressed using (WinZip) and gzip-ped >> >with the 'pipe' option of the filename statement. Does something >> >similar exist when it comes to permanent SAS datasets? >> > >> >TIA >> > >> >Bernie Zimmerman >> > >> >-- >> >AT&T Labs, consultant >> >Florham Park, NJ 07932 >> >(973) 236- 6718 >>