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Creates a SAS transport file from SAS datasets
%sd2xpt (inpath=path location,
outpath=path location,
outfile=file name,
select=dataset selection,
runcode=file name,
backcode=file name);
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Where |
Is Type... |
And represents... |
| inpath | C | Physical disk path location of source SAS datasets. |
| outpath | C | Physical disk path location for new transport file. |
| outfile | C | New transport file name (i.e. myfile.xpt or *). |
| select | C (optional) | List of datasets found in the outpath directory. This is intended
for subsetting the selection of datasets in outpath. |
| runcode | C (optional) | File name for a new file which contains code generated. |
| backcode | C (optional) | File name of a new file which contains code to convert transport file back
to SAS datasets. |
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Details
This tool will convert SAS datasets into a transport file. It has the
following special options:
- A single transport file or multiple transport files (one per SAS dataset). This
is specified in the outfile parameter. If a wildcard asterisk (*) is chosen,
multiple files will be created.
- The program code can be generated and stored in a separate file, specified in the
runcode option. This gives the option of re-running the data conversion.
- The program code used to convert the transport file back into SAS datasets can be
generated in a separate file specified by the backcode parameter. This will give the
recipient of the transport file the option to convert transport files back to datasets.
Example %sd2xpt (inpath=c:\sasdata,
outpath=c:\trandata,
outfile=transfile.xpt);
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