Identifying the SAS Version Used to Create a Member Under UNIX


This table identifies the supported file types that are created under the UNIX operating environment by member and SAS version:

Table 9.1: UNIX Filename Extensions by Member and SAS Version

Member Type

SAS 6 Filename Extension

SAS 8 and Later Filename Extension

SAS

.sas

.sas

PROGRAM (DATA step)

.ssp nn

.sas7bpgm

DATA

.ssd nn

.sas7bdat

INDEX

.snx nn

.sas7bndx

CATALOG

.sct nn

.sas7bcat

MDDB

.ssm nn

.sas7bmdb

PROC SQL view

.snv nn

.sas7bvew

where: nn is an extension that is used to differentiate among UNIX machine architectures. Here are the extensions and UNIX operating environment groups:

Table 9.2: UNIX Operating Environment Filename Extensions

SAS Filename Extension nn

UNIX Operating Environment Group

Supported by SAS

6.09

6.10

6.11

6.12

01

HP-UX

¢

n/a

¢

¢

 

Sun

¢

n/a

¢

¢

 

Solaris

¢

n/a

¢

¢

 

AIX

¢

n/a

¢

¢

 

MIPS ABI

n/a

¢

¢

n/a

02

ULTRIX

¢

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

INTEL-ABI

¢

n/a

¢

¢

04

COMPAQ Digital UNIX

n/a

¢

¢

¢

SAS 9 and 8 filename extensions are identical.

Because data sets are interchangeable among HP-UX, Sun, Solaris, AIX, and MIPS operating environments, the creation of a transport file for moving among them is not necessary. Catalogs are also interchangeable among AIX, HP-UX, Sun, Solaris, and MIPS operating environments.

Furthermore, you can use the CONTENTS procedure to display information about the data.

Here is an excerpt of typical PROC CONTENTS output, which identifies the member and the engine that was used to create it:

 The SAS System     The CONTENTS Procedure Data Set Name: TEST.RECORDS Member Type:   DATA Engine:        V9 

The output shows that the data set TEST.RECORDS is a member of type DATA, and that it was created with the V9 engine.




Moving and Accessing SAS 9.1 Files
Moving And Accessing SAS 9.1 Files
ISBN: 1590472306
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 109
Authors: SAS Institute

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