Date:         Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:07:04 +0100
Reply-To:     "R. Allan Reese" <R.A.Reese@GRI.HULL.AC.UK>
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From:         "R. Allan Reese" <R.A.Reese@GRI.HULL.AC.UK>
Subject:      Opening a SAS PC file
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In SPSS 8.0 under WinNT I'm trying to read a SAS PC data file.  The
GET SAS command fails with a comment about the file not having a SAS
Library Header.  Opening the (binary) file in a text editor shows that it
starts

SAS     6.12.00 WIN_NT   4. 0                                   FSBTAX...

where FSBTAX is the file name, then goes into binary.  I've never tried
reading a SAS file before; does anyone have a quick comment on whether
this should work, is a known bug, or if I'm just missing a simple point?

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