Transfer SAS datasets between UNIX and PC

PC=> UNIX

Let's assume your have a dataset "mydata.sd2" on a diskette in drive a:.

• On the PC run the following program in SAS for Windows:

    LIBNAME IN1 "A:\";
    LIBNAME OUT1 XPORT "C:XPORT.DAT";
    PROC COPY IN=IN1 OUT=OUT1;
    SELECT MYDATA;
    RUN;

• FTP "xport.dat" to the SUN using binary format (File Type Data).
• On the SUN run the following program in SAS for UNIX:

    LIBNAME IN1 XPORT "XPORT.DAT";
    LIBNAME OUT1 '.';
    PROC COPY IN=IN1 OUT=OUT1;
    RUN;
  

  The dataset in UNIX format is named "mydata.ssd01".

UNIX=> PC-SAS

Assume "mydata.ssd01" is in the current directory.

• On the SUN run the following program in SAS for UNIX:

    LIBNAME IN1  ".";
    LIBNAME OUT1 XPORT "XPORT.DAT";
    PROC COPY IN=IN1 OUT=OUT1;
    SELECT MYDATA;
    RUN;
  

• FTP "xport.dat" to the PC using binary format (File Type Data).
• On the PC run the following program in SAS for Windows:

    LIBNAME IN1 XPORT "C:XPORT.DAT";
    LIBNAME OUT1  "A:";
    PROC COPY IN=IN1 OUT=OUT1;  
    RUN;
  

lm: March 6, 2002