Chapter 5: XML Engine with DATA Step or PROC COPY

Overview of the XML Engine

The XML engine enables you to export XML documents from SAS data sets and to restore XML documents as SAS data sets. XML documents can be transported across operating environments and read using the XML engine with the DATA step or PROC COPY.

The process for creating an XML document at the source machine and reading it on a target machine follows :

1. An XML document is created at the source machine using the XML engine with the DATA step or PROC COPY.

2. The file is transferred from the source machine to the target machine.

3. The XML document is read at the target machine using the XML engine with the DATA step or PROC COPY.

For complete details about the XML engine, see the SAS 9.1 XML LIBNAME Engine User's Guide .