Date:         Fri, 15 Mar 1996 13:49:00 PST
Reply-To:     Thomas M Skinner <Thomas_M_Skinner@CCM.FM.INTEL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Thomas M Skinner <Thomas_M_Skinner@CCM.FM.INTEL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VMS to JMP: cport? (NOT!)  NOT!

Dear SAS-Lers,
 
Al Best wrote:
 
>I don't have the threads handy but I've seen two
>postings that seem to suggest that you can
>use SAS proc cport to move files from VMS to
>JMP.
 
>NOT!
 
>Use the xport engine.
 
 
Au contraire mon frere,  Either one can be used... look at my original post to
see which is better in certain circumstances...
 
Straight from the horse's mouth... AKA On Line Help.
 
:PROC CPORT source-type=libref<.member-name>
:The source-type argument identifies the file or files to export as  a single
:catalog, as a single SAS data set, or as the members of a  SAS data library.
:The source-type argument can be one of the  following:
 
:CATALOG | CAT | C
:DATA | DS
:LIBRARY | LIB | L
 
:The libref<.member-name> argument identifies the particular  catalog, SAS data
:set, or SAS data library to export.  If the  source-type argument is CATALOG or
:DATA, specify both a libref and  a member name.  If the source-type argument is
:LIBRARY, specify  only a libref.  If you specify a data library, the CPORT
:procedure  exports only data sets and catalogs from that library.  You cannot
:export other types of files.
 
end of help entry...
 
In fact CPORT predates the Xport engine.  Xport was created as a convenience to
use just as I originally posted, i.e. in Data Steps.
 
The _END_ result is the same... a binary file of standard format for transport
between OS/Platforms.
 
Tom Skinner