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Migration

Execution: Migrate Files

Special Topic: Determining whether a Library Contains Catalogs

Under some operating environments, you must use the SLIBREF= option with PROC MIGRATE when your library contains catalogs. (See the PROC MIGRATE Calculator.) To determine whether a SAS library contains catalogs, use one of the following two methods:

Using operating environment tools (for example, Windows Explorer), examine the contents of the physical directories. The file extension of SAS 7, 8, and 9 catalogs is .SAS7BCAT. The file extension of Version 6 catalogs is .SC2.

In a SAS session, submit a DATASETS procedure with MEMTYPE=CAT. Examine the SAS log for a list of catalogs. If no catalogs exist in the library, the log prints a warning. Here is some example code:

   proc datasets lib=library_name memtype=cat;
   run; quit;

Here is the example output in the SAS log:

               Member       File
   #  Name     Type         Size  Last Modified

   1  ANALYST  CATALOG   6304768  02Jan08:11:34:02
   2  FORMATS  CATALOG     17408  02Jan08:11:31:37

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