PROC CPORT
creates files in transport format, which uses an environment independent
standard for character encoding and numeric representation. Transport
files that are created by PROC CPORT can be transferred across operating
environments and read using PROC CIMPORT.
Here is the process
for creating a transport file at the source computer and reading it
at a target computer:
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A transport file is
created at the source computer using PROC CPORT.
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The file is transferred
from the source computer to the target computer.
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The transport file is
read at the target computer using PROC CIMPORT.
Note: Transport files that are
created using PROC CPORT are not interchangeable with transport files
that are created using the XPORT engine.