Date:         Wed, 22 Oct 1997 12:01:58 -0400
Reply-To:     "Abelson, Robert" <RobertA@MOCR.OAPI.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Abelson, Robert" <RobertA@MOCR.OAPI.COM>
Subject:      Re: VAX Alpha to Win 95 SAS dataset transfer ?
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You'd be better off using PROC CPORT on the Alpha, downloading with FTP
(binary mode), and then running PROC CIMPORT on the PC.
 
Bob Abelson
Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wall, Steven [SMTP:walls@PHIBRED.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 11:48 AM
> To:   SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
> Subject:      VAX Alpha to Win 95 SAS dataset transfer ?
>
> SAS-Lers:
>
> Here's some PROC CONTENTS details on a SAS dataset currently residing
> on
> our VAX Alpha.
>
> Observations:  19939
> Member Type:   DATA
> Variables:     22
> Engine:        V612
> Indexes:       0
> Observation Length:   177
>
> -----Engine/Host Dependent Information-----
>
> Data Set Page Size:       26624
> Number of Data Set Pages: 134
> File Format:              607
> First Data Page:          1
> Max Obs per Page:         150
> Obs in First Data Page:   133
> Host Format:              AXP
> Disk Blocks Allocated:    6975
>
> I would like to know if there is a relatively painless way to get this
> dataset moved over to the PC side so I can use it in PC-SAS under
> Win95.
>  Can I do this with PROC COPY ?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
>       ---------------------------
>      sj wall
>      walls@phibred.com
>      ---------------------------