When you open SAS files in Windows Explorer, the files might open in SAS 8.2 instead of SAS 9.2. This problem occurs on computers that have both SAS 8.2 and SAS 9.2 installed. To fix this problem, you can use the SAS File Type Management Tool to associate most SAS file extensions so that they open in SAS 9.2.

To access the SAS File Type Management Tool, select Start ► All Programs ► SAS ► SAS 9.2 License Renewal & Utilities ► Manage SAS File Types. For more information about this tool, see SAS Note 37192, "Reassociating file type extensions with SAS^® Enterprise Guide^® or SAS^® Foundation."

When you use the SAS File Type Management Tool to associate the .sas7bdat file extension with SAS 9.2, the SAS data sets might still be associated with SAS 8.2 instead of SAS 9.2. To work around this problem, in Windows Explorer you can set the default action for SAS files with a .sas7bdat extension to open with SAS 9.2. This action also associates the data sets with SAS 9.2.

In Windows XP, follow these steps to associate the .sas7bdat extension to open with SAS 9.2:

1. In Windows Explorer, click Tools ► Folder Options The Folder Options dialog box opens.
2. Click the File Types tab.
3. In the File Types list, locate and click SAS data sets, .sas7bdat file type, to highlight this file type.
4. Click the Advanced button.
5. Select Open with SAS 9.2.
6. Click the Set Default button.
7. Click OK to close the windows.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2
		Windows Vista	9.2 TS2M0	9.2 TS2M2

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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On computers that have both SAS 8.2 and SAS 9.2 installed and SAS files open in SAS 8.2 instead of SAS 9.2, you need to associate SAS files types to open with SAS 9.2.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	medium

Date Modified:	2010-07-09 09:44:31
Date Created:	2009-02-18 20:42:24