topic Re: Need to convert multiple SAS datasets at one location to multiple xpt files in another folder in SAS Programming

Need to convert multiple SAS datasets at one location to multiple xpt files in another folder

Ruchita — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:49:23 GMT

Hi All,

I need to convert multiple SAS datasets in one folder to multiple xpt files in another folder.I have used cport but the i dont want to write for each individual dataset.

Request your inputs.

Thanks

Re: Need to convert multiple SAS datasets at one location to multiple xpt files in another folder

RW9 — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:54:56 GMT

Hi,

%let your_libname=put your libname here;

data _null_;

set sashelp.vtable (where=(LIBNAME="&YOUR_LIBNAME.")); /* Get all dataset names in that library */

call execute('filename tranfile "put your path to here\'||strip(memname)||'.xpt"; /* Update with your path to */

proc cport data=&YOUR_LIBNAME..'||strip(memname)||' file=tranfile; /* Cport each file to tranfile */

run;');

run;

Re: Need to convert multiple SAS datasets at one location to multiple xpt files in another folder

Ruchita — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:42:10 GMT

hi RW9,

I tried running your code but its not generating xpt. It is not also giving any error or warning.

I get note : Just 0 obs read from vtable

Thanks,

Ruchita

Re: Need to convert multiple SAS datasets at one location to multiple xpt files in another folder

RW9 — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:49:52 GMT

Then your putting something wrong in the YOUR_LIBNAME, you need to put a working library which has datasets within it, for example if I wanted sashelp then: % let your_libname=sashelp;

Its where your datasets are.

Re: Need to convert multiple SAS datasets at one location to multiple xpt files in another folder

Ruchita — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:03:52 GMT

Thanks RW9 !! got it .. I am getting the output .. Thanks a lot

Re: Need to convert multiple SAS datasets at one location to multiple xpt files in another folder

paddyb — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 05:28:39 GMT

Can you pls explain how to do vice versa .I want to convert multiple xpt files into datasets.I am trying to do using xport but no luck.Thanks in advance

libname xylib xport "/home/pbe0/yz142/data/sdtmxpt/*.xpt ";
proc copy in=xylib out=work;
run;