You can use these strategies to
move or access SAS files:
Cross-Environment Data Access (CEDA)
This feature of SAS
enables a SAS file that was created in any directory-based operating
environment (for example, Solaris, Windows, HP-UX, OpenVMS) to be
processed by a SAS session that is running in another directory-based
environment. See
Cross-Environment Data Access (CEDA).
CPORT and CIMPORT procedures
In the source environment,
you can use PROC CPORT to write data sets or catalogs to transport
format. In the target environment, PROC CIMPORT can be used to translate
the transport file into the target environment's native format. See
PROC CPORT and PROC CIMPORT.
XPORT engine with DATA step or PROC COPY
In the source environment,
you can use the LIBNAME statement with the XPORT engine and either
the DATA step or PROC COPY to create a transport file from a SAS data
set. In the target environment, the same method can be used to translate
the transport file into the target environment's native format. See
XPORT Engine with DATA Step or PROC COPY.
Note: The XPORT engine does not
support SAS 8 and later features, such as long file and variable names.
XML engine with DATA step or PROC COPY
In the source environment,
you can use the LIBNAME statement with the XML engine and either the
DATA step or PROC COPY to create an XML document from a SAS data set.
In the target environment, the same method can be used to translate
the XML document into the target environment's native format. See
XML Engine with DATA Step or PROC COPY.
Data Transfer Services (DTS) in
SAS/CONNECT
This feature enables
you to transfer data sets and catalogs from the source environment
to the target environment. DTS dynamically translates the data between
operating environment representations and SAS versions, as necessary.
The transfer is accomplished using the SIGNON statement to connect
two SAS sessions and then PROC UPLOAD or PROC DOWNLOAD to move the
data.
REMOTE engine and Remote Library Services in
SAS/SHARE and
SAS/CONNECTREMOTE engine and Remote
Library Services in
SAS/SHARE and
SAS/CONNECT
These features give
you transparent access to remote data using the REMOTE engine and
the LIBNAME statement.