topic Re: Converting sas data version 6 to version 9 files in SAS Data Science

Converting sas data version 6 to version 9 files

anilgvdbm — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:48:50 GMT

Dear All,

Here i have data of SAS 6th version files but those files are not working in SAS 9.3 version. So i used V6 option in libname statement but still its not working. please can anybody give solution for this.

Thank you very much in advance.

Anil

Re: Converting sas data version 6 to version 9 files

ballardw — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:18:02 GMT

Were any error messages generated? If so, what did the log show for the libname? Which version of SAS6 files? Created on what operating system? Current operating system?

What wasn't working? When you assigned the library could you see any of the datasets or run information procs such as Proc Contents?

Re: Converting sas data version 6 to version 9 files

anilgvdbm — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:47:54 GMT

Dear Ballardw,

The Error massage is that

libname anil "H:\NFHS_sas_files\NFHS_2005-06";

NOTE: Library ANIL does not exist.

when i used V6 after libname its showing belowed error.

NOTE: KUMAR.HHEMEMAP.DATA is a Version 6 data set. In future releases of SAS you may not be

able to create or update Version 6 data sets. Use PROC MIGRATE to convert the data set to

Version 9.

Re: Converting sas data version 6 to version 9 files

lryan — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:59:48 GMT

Try sending this issue to the techincal support team at SAS.

Re: Converting sas data version 6 to version 9 files

Tom — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:26:53 GMT

That doesn't look like an error message. Were you able to use the data?

Re: Converting sas data version 6 to version 9 files

ballardw — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 18:14:48 GMT

The error with the first LIBNAME is because SAS found SAS datasets in the location but recognized that they were not the default V9 files. The second is telling you that you can access the data. Proc Migrate should now be able to convert the data. Best is to create a new library in a different location for the new datasets.