SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

312 CPORT Procedure Chapter 16
Example of Converting an SPSS File
The following statements convert an SPSS Release 9 file and produce the temporary
SAS data set TEMP, which contains the converted data. The output generated by
PROC CONTENTS is similar in format to Output 16.6.
filename spss ’userid.spssfile.num1’;
proc convert spss=spss out=temp;
run;
title ’SPSSR9 CONVERT Example’;
proc contents;
run;
See Also
CPORT Procedure
3 “Introduction to the BMDP, SPSS, and OSIRIS Engines” on page 67.
Writes SAS data sets and catalogs into a special format in a transport file
z/OS specifics: specification of transport file
Details
The DISK option is the default for the CPORT procedure; therefore, PROC CPORT
defaults to writing to a file on disk instead of on a tape. If you want to write to a file on
tape, specify the TAPE option or assign the fileref or DDname of SASCAT to a tape.
You are not required to define the logical name SASCAT to your tape, and you are
not required to specify the full DCB attributes. However, the BLKSIZE= value must be
an integral multiple of 80; a value of 8000 is recommended.
Here is an example of exporting all the SAS data sets and catalogs in a SAS data
library to a transport file on disk. Note that the FILENAME statement specifies
BLKSIZE=8000.
libname oldlib ’SAS-data-library’;
filename tranfile ’transport-file-name’
blksize=8000 disp=(new,catlg);
proc cport library=oldlib file=tranfile;
run;
PROC CPORT writes a transport file to the physical file that is referenced by
TRANFILE. The file contains all the data sets and catalogs in the SAS data library
OLDLIB.
See Also
3 Moving and Accessing SAS Files
3 “CIMPORT Procedure” on page 304
3 Base SAS Procedures Guide