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 /*  FILE is called export.sas                                        */
 /*  By: Tim FJ Tolson, User Support, ITC, University of Va.          */
 /*    ***** See documentation/explanations below *******       (6/92)*/
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OPTIONS LINESIZE=80; 

TITLE 'Export SAS dataset to transport DATA set' ;

LIBNAME saslib '.';   /* points to current directory */
LIBNAME transp XPORT 'transp.sasport';  /* transport dataset name */

PROC CONTENTS data=saslib._all_ ; /* first check datasets */

 /* You need one PROC MEANS DATA = sasdataset ; statement for EACH dataset */
PROC MEANS DATA = saslib.tests  MAXDEC=4 ;  /* "tests" is filename */
PROC MEANS DATA = saslib.sexmean MAXDEC=4 ;
 
PROC COPY IN = saslib  OUT=transp  ;
    SELECT tests ;  /*   Use SELECT if have several SAS membernames in  */
                    /* the SAS library and only want to move one      */

 /*-------------- INTRODUCTION ---------------------------------------*/
 /*                                                                   */
 /*     To run this file, simply type:  sas export                    */
 /*  and press return.  You CANNOT log off while this job is running. */
 /*       When it is complete, the system prompt will return.  You    */
 /*   should look at the file called export.LOG to see that the       */
 /*   job ran correctly.  Then print this file and save for future    */
 /*   reference.  The LOG file will list, for each Dataset, the       */
 /*   number of observations and variables.  You should ALSO print &  */
 /*   check the export.LST file, which will have the results from     */
 /*   the PROC CONTENTS and PROC MEANS.  Use this file to compare to  */
 /*   to the output from importing the file on the new computer sys-  */
 /*   tem.                                                            */
 /*                                                                   */
 /*  There is a similar example file for IMPORTing the SAS transport  */
 /*  dataset onto Watson.  First link to the  example minidisk by     */
 /*  typing:   EXAMPLE     and then copy the file                     */
 /*  called  IMPORTV5 SAS for version 5.18 of SAS  or                 */
 /*  called  IMPORTV6 SAS for version 6 of SAS     to your minidisk   */
 /*                                                                   */
 /*----------*****  EXPLANATION/DETAILS  ******-----------------------*/
 /*                                                                        */
 /* The first LIBNAME statement reads all of the SAS datasets from the     */
 /*  default (current)  directory.    The Second LIBNAME statement points  */
 /*  to the directory and FILE that the transport dataset(s) will be       */
 /*  written into.                                                         */
 /*   If there are more than one dataset in the default directory than all */
 /*  the datasets will be written into the ONE transport file.   If you    */
 /*  want to write separate datasets, use the SELECT option on the PROC    */
 /*  COPY command.                                                         */
 /*   If there are datasets in other directories, use additional LIBNAME   */
 /*  statements to point to those directories and use additional LIBNAME   */
 /*  statements to point to additional transport files and then issue      */
 /*  additional PROC COPY commands.                                        */
 /*                                                                        */
 /* *** VERIFYING and CHECKING your data for transfer:                     */
 /*    The PROC CONTENTS lists all the information about the dataset.      */
 /*  It gives the number of cases and variables, the variable names, type, */
 /*   any formats, informats, and labels.                                  */
 /*  PROC MEANS gives the Mean, Standard Deviation, Minimum & Maximum      */
 /*   value for each variable in the dataset.                              */
 /*  Use these two pieces of output to compare the original dataset to the */
 /*  dataset AFTER you imported on your new computer system to make sure   */
 /*  the data tranferred correctly.  It's one in 10,000 that it does not,  */
 /*  but you don't want to be the one!                                     */
 /*                                                                        */
 /* -------------------                                   ---------------- */
 /*                                                                        */
 /*               **** IMPORTANT TRANSFER INFORMATION ****                 */
 /*   After you have created the SAS transport dataset you are ready to    */
 /*  move it to a new computer system.  They transfer MUST BE MADE in      */
 /*  BINARY MODE!                                                          */
 /*  If you are going to WATSON, use the FTP command:  BINARY F 80         */
 /*  because the SAS transport file on Watson must be LRECL 80, RECMF F    */
 /*  If you are going to Poe or IBM PC compatible, use the FTP command:    */
 /*   BINARY.                                                              */
 /*  If you are using Kermit, use the Kermit command: SET FILE TYPE BINARY */
 /*  and make sure that KERMIT on your PC is set to BINARY as well.        */
 /*                                                                        */
 /*    When you IMPORT the dataset, use the PROC CONTENTS and PROC MEANS   */
 /*  commands to generate the same information generated by this file and  */
 /*  compare the results to make sure the data transferred correctly.      */
 /* ********************************************************************** */
/* If you need assistance with SAS please contact the statistical */
/* consultants at the ITC Research Computing Support Center at    */
/*         244 Wilson Hall - 243-8000  M-F 9-5 or                 */
/*            mail res-consult@virginia.edu                       */