In SAS 9.3, you can directly
access SAS 9.3 data sets that were created on a remote host under
any previous version of SAS. For example, you might have a Version
5 SAS data set under VSE or a Version 8 data set under UNIX. Alternatively,
you can create a transport data set and transport your file from the
host to Windows.
A complete explanation
of using remote host SAS files in SAS 9.3 can be found in
Moving and Accessing SAS Files. For cross-release compatibility, see the Migration
focus area at
http://support.sas.com/migration.