Date:         Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:10:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Tom Abernathy <tom.abernathy@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom Abernathy <tom.abernathy@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: sas data xport problem
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Two questions on V5 transport file formats in one day?

You cannot use variable names longer than 8 character with this file
format.
Just rename your variables.

Also unless it was a mistake in posting to SAS-L you did not close the
quotes for the path for your IN library.

- Tom

On Jan 26, 8:49 pm, help.ly2...@GMAIL.COM (help ly) wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am trying to convert a current sas data file to the xpt format, which I
> can work with R.  However, I tried many times with some modifications on the
> code, without any success. The error message I am getting is:
> *" ERROR: The variable name accession_no is illegal for the version 6 file
> OUT.OUTDATA.DATA."*
>
> Here is my sas code:
>
> libname out xport 'c:/home/outdata.xpt';
> libname in 'c:home;
> data out.outdata;
>    set in.indata;
> run;
>
> Anyone see what's the problem?  Thanks a million for help!
>
> --
> Thanks so much!
>
> Orange
> help.ly2...@gmail.com