Forget the transport file. Just create a V8 dataset: **

libname outdd v8 'c:\'; data outdd.sectIIb; set work.sectIIb; run; HTH, Dennis Diskin

On 7/27/05, saslist <saslist@comcast.net> wrote: > > I seem to be having some difficulty creating a transport file from version > 9. I usually just use the xport engine but I get: > > libname outdd xport 'c:\sectIIb.v5x'; > data outdd.sectIIb; > set work.sectIIb; > > ERROR: The variable name RESPONDENT_ID is illegal for the version 6 file > OUTDD.SECTIIB.DATA > > Needless to say I have not heeded the 8 character variable name limit. > Sooo, > I use proc cimport: > > filename tranfile 'c:\section2.v5x'; > proc cimport lib=work file=tranfile; > run; > > However, the person who will be using this is using version 8 and gets an > error that they cannot import the version of the file I am creating. Have > I > missed an option? >