topic Re: Reading Version 8 sas datasets in version 9 in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-Version-8-sas-datasets-in-version-9/m-p/183886#M265410 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Did you try to read the version 8 data into version 9 by creating a new library like below</P><P></P><P>libname mydata v9 "~path of the datasets";</P><P></P><P>Please try to read data from mydata library(engine v9). </P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Jag</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Dec 2013 08:46:42 GMT Jagadishkatam 2013-12-30T08:46:42Z Reading Version 8 sas datasets in version 9 https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-Version-8-sas-datasets-in-version-9/m-p/183885#M265409 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>When i am trying to read dataset created in version 8 in version 9.3 i am getting following error:-</P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Courier New;">&nbsp; </SPAN></P><P><STRONG>ERROR: Invalid header on file abc.data</STRONG></P><P></P><P><STRONG>Please advice.</STRONG></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Dec 2013 08:09:50 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-Version-8-sas-datasets-in-version-9/m-p/183885#M265409 manojinpec 2013-12-30T08:09:50Z Re: Reading Version 8 sas datasets in version 9 https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-Version-8-sas-datasets-in-version-9/m-p/183886#M265410 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Did you try to read the version 8 data into version 9 by creating a new library like below</P><P></P><P>libname mydata v9 "~path of the datasets";</P><P></P><P>Please try to read data from mydata library(engine v9). </P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Jag</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Dec 2013 08:46:42 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Reading-Version-8-sas-datasets-in-version-9/m-p/183886#M265410 Jagadishkatam 2013-12-30T08:46:42Z