SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

314 DBF Procedure Chapter 16
DBF Procedure
Converts a dBASE file to a SAS data set or a SAS data set to a dBASE file
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
PROC DBF options ;
The following options can be used in the PROC DBF statement:
DB2|DB3|DB4|DB5=fileref
specifies the fileref of a DBF file. The fileref may be allocated via a SAS
FILENAME statement, a JCL DD statement (in batch mode), or a TSO ALLOC
command (under TSO). For further information on fileref specification, see “Ways
of Allocating External Files” on page 73. The DBF file can be stored as a
sequential data set (such as sasdemo.emp.dbf), a partitioned z/OS data set
member (such as sasdemo.dbf.pds(emp)), or a file in an hierarchical file system
(such as /u/sasdemo/emp.dbf). For further information on file naming
requirements, see “Referring to External Files” on page 84.
If the fileref is allocated with a FILENAME statement, the statement may
optionally specify RECFM=N to identify the DBF file as binary.
The DBn option must correspond to the version of dBASE with which the DBF
file is compatible. Specify a DBF file with the DBn option, where n is 2, 3, 4, or 5.
You can specify only one of these values.
DATA=member
names the input SAS data set, using 1–32 characters. Use this option if you are
creating a DBF file from a SAS data set. If you use the DATA= option, do not use
the OUT= option. If you omit the DATA= option, SAS creates an output SAS data
set from the DBF file.
OUT=member
names the SAS data set that is created to hold the converted data, using 1–32
characters. Use this option only if you do not specify the DATA= option. If OUT=
is omitted, SAS creates a temporary data set in the WORK library. The name of
the temporary data set is DATA1 [...DATAn]. If OUT= is omitted or if you do not
specify a two-level name in the OUT= option, the SAS data set that is created by
PROC DBF remains available during your current SAS session (under the
temporary data set name), but it is not permanently saved.
Details
You can use PROC DBF in the z/OS environment if your site has a license for
SAS/ACCESS for PC File Formats. To see a list of your licences, submit
proc setinit; run;
If you are licensed, you will see an entry in your SAS log for SAS/ACCESS for PC
File Formats.
The DBF procedure converts files in DBF format to SAS data sets that are
compatible with the current SAS release. You can also use PROC DBF to convert SAS
data sets to files in DBF format.