Date:         Wed, 2 Nov 2005 12:17:11 -0800
Reply-To:     "Terjeson, Mark (IM&R)" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Terjeson, Mark (IM&R)" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to use Unix SAS datasets in PC SAS?
Comments: To: Md Alam <mehedisas@YAHOO.COM>
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Hi,

Here is an easy alternative, if of interest.

You can check with your network folks
and if they have the file system software
to interconnect the PC network to the Unix
system, then you don't even have to deal
with FTPing, or libname engines, or connections.

If you do, then just create a drive map to
drive U: (or any unused letter) in Windows Explorer
and voila, datasets can reside either machine and
you can talk to both at the same time as if they
are all on your PC.  e.g.


libname unx 'u:\tmp';

libname pc 'c:\temp';

data pc.myfile;
    set unx.myfile;
run;


Of course, catalogs are a different story.
They are platform dependent and have to be
converted.




Hope this is helpful.


Mark Terjeson
Senior Programmer Analyst, IM&R
Russell Investment Group


Russell
Global Leaders in Multi-Manager Investing






-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Md
Alam
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:42 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: How to use Unix SAS datasets in PC SAS?


My datasets are in UNIX SAS. I need to use them in PC SAS using FTP and
SAS/Connect. Is there anyone who can help me out with the step by step
procedure and with coding to do this job? I never used FTP or SAS
CONNECT Before. Thanks a lot for your time.