topic Re: templates switching to another version of SAS 32/64 in ODS and Base Reporting

templates switching to another version of SAS 32/64

Andre — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:25:23 GMT

I did not see until today a discuss about this topic

from version 9.2...we are using modified templates in ods

and in ods graphic and gtl

Can anybody clearly announce the rules in matter of change of system platform ?

for example

sas linux 32b to sas linux 64 b 9.4.1

sas windows 9.3.2 32b to sas windows 9.4.0 64b

Is cport working on sas7bitm files? If yes, how?

Are we really obliged to save template by template to a text file

in order to reinject our modified creation in a new version of SAS?

TIA

Andre

Re: templates switching to another version of SAS 32/64

jakarman — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 19:38:37 GMT

You are doing a 32-64 conversion. There is lot being referenced to "proc migrate".

When you are carefully reading that you will find that procedure doing the work will be probably SAS/connect . That is the moment your are needed to setup a SLIBREF definiton.

The other procedure being used is Cport-Cimport. SAS/connect can be used when you need to operate them both (upgrading/downgrading).

CPORT/CIMPORT only when you have a newer version at the destination and not want to use something in an older SAS environment.

You need to change all interfaces SAS is using also in their bitness. This will be more a challenge at Windows (MS-Office ODBC etc) than at Linux.

The sasbitm files are one of a special kind not covered by the copy/convert routines Cport /Connect. They are used for the Template but also as the SAS-registry.

These are release version machine dependent and is not a good idea to have the old versions binary copied. Same reason as you should not do that with Windows-registry.

The Template should be easily being recreated. You can get easily listed all definitions. The original source should be archived somewhere.

SAS-registry should be modified when needed and being documented why you did that.

Re: templates switching to another version of SAS 32/64

Peter_C — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:11:59 GMT

User customization of the SAS Registry can be captured with

PROC REGISTRY EXPORT="myreg&sysdate.-&sysvlong..txt";

RUN;

and appropriate parts recycled on the destination SAS system with

PROC registry IMPORT = 'my chosen registry bits.txt';

RUN;

Re: templates switching to another version of SAS 32/64

Andre — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:51:37 GMT

So there are only individual solutions for templates.

no solution like the kmf file solution for keyboard macros

I will see if i can build a macro to process the text migration of the template.sas7bitm of the sasuser.

Andre