topic Re: PL/I to SAS Conversion Utility or Program in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/PL-I-to-SAS-Conversion-Utility-or-Program/m-p/663888#M198280 <P>SAS is no longer written in PL/1. That finished back in SAS Version 5 and then switched to C/C++ from Version 6.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Some SAS language constructs bear a resemblance to PL/1 but unfortunately there is no such thing as a language conversion tool from PL/1 to SAS or indeed for most other languages to SAS. SAS SQL is very similar to other SQL flavours but I'm not aware of any automated conversion tools for SQL.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>In my experience, your brain is the only reliable conversion tool...&nbsp;</P> Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:40:45 GMT SASKiwi 2020-06-21T22:40:45Z PL/I to SAS Conversion Utility or Program https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/PL-I-to-SAS-Conversion-Utility-or-Program/m-p/663887#M198279 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>I hope this is not too way off topic for this board, but does anyone know of a PL/I to SAS conversion utility or program?&nbsp; I know that SAS was originally written in PL/I so this might not be too much of a stretch...&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:29:42 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/PL-I-to-SAS-Conversion-Utility-or-Program/m-p/663887#M198279 jonthiele 2020-06-21T22:29:42Z Re: PL/I to SAS Conversion Utility or Program https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/PL-I-to-SAS-Conversion-Utility-or-Program/m-p/663888#M198280 <P>SAS is no longer written in PL/1. That finished back in SAS Version 5 and then switched to C/C++ from Version 6.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Some SAS language constructs bear a resemblance to PL/1 but unfortunately there is no such thing as a language conversion tool from PL/1 to SAS or indeed for most other languages to SAS. SAS SQL is very similar to other SQL flavours but I'm not aware of any automated conversion tools for SQL.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>In my experience, your brain is the only reliable conversion tool...&nbsp;</P> Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:40:45 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/PL-I-to-SAS-Conversion-Utility-or-Program/m-p/663888#M198280 SASKiwi 2020-06-21T22:40:45Z