Date:         Tue, 25 Jun 1996 12:44:47 GMT
Reply-To:     rob.thomas@his.com
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Rob Thomas <rltstats@HIS.COM>
Organization: Advanced Data Analysis
Subject:      Re: sas export file

When I transport mainframe SAS files to a PC using a standard comm
package, there are two things to note:
 
 
1. The file the MF SAS job exports to should be sequential format,
lrecl=80 and fixed block;
 
2. turn off all ASCII to EBCDC translations, i.e., you want a generic
binary file on the PC;
 
3. turn off all cr/lf translations, too.
 
 
Test the job on a small file using export/import in one job:
 
proc cport data=my.stuff file='abc.def.stuff' ;
 run ;
 
proc cimport data=work.stuff file='abc.def.stuff' ;
 run ;
 
you should see consecutiv ex-imports in the log...
 
 
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