Dear SAS-L-ers,

Lauri posted the following:

> We have hundreds of old SAS Unix data files (with extension .ssd04). > Now we > should convert these files into Windows format (extension .sas7bdat). > We > have access to SAS on Unix and SAS on Windows (both on version 9.1). > How > this conversion is possible (possibly without extra tools)? Your help > is > most appreciated.

Lauri, well, fortunately for you, for me, for other SAS-L-ers, for the whole free world, and for the denizens of Narnia too, the brainiacs at the SAS Institute have created just the tool for people to use to migrate SAS data sets; it is called: PROC MIGRATE. You can get the 411 on migrating SAS data sets at this link:

http://support.sas.com/rnd/migration/index.html

Check it out!

Lauri, best of luck in all your SAS endeavors!

I hope that this suggestion proves helpful now, and in the future!

Of course, all of these opinions and insights are my own, and do not reflect those of my organization or my associates. All SAS code and/or methodologies specified in this posting are for illustrative purposes only and no warranty is stated or implied as to their accuracy or applicability. People deciding to use information in this posting do so at their own risk.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Michael A. Raithel "The man who wrote the book on performance" E-mail: MichaelRaithel@westat.com

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the OS/390 and z/OS Environments, Second Edition http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=58172

Author: The Complete Guide to SAS Indexes http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=60409

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We must force the government to stop the bird migration. We must shoot all birds, field all our men and troops... and force migratory birds to stay where they are. - Vladimir Zhirinovsky +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++