Date:         Fri, 5 Dec 1997 15:12:16 -0800
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From:         Siobhan Hansen <hanses02@POPMAIL.MED.NYU.EDU>
Organization: New York University
Subject:      Re: sas transport file version 5
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Edwin Leuven wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I have a SAS portable dataset Version 5, generated on VMS. I would like
> to use it under SAS for Windows, Version 6 (I do not have access to
> mainframe and/or unix machines). Does someone has a clue how to convert
> the dataset?
>
> Thanks! Ed.
>
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If this file was created using proc cport you can convert it using proc
cimport.  For example:
 
filename in 'sas portable file';
libname sdl 'sas data library';
run;
proc cimport ds=sdl.filename infile=in;
run;
;