convert into xpt file

[Niugg2010]

I want to transfer datasets into xpt file.

there are two datasets x and x2;

for dataset x  the code produces errors: The variable name aaaaaaaaa is illegal for the version 6 file XPTFILE.X.DATA. 

the reason is variable aaaaaaaaa length is over 8;

for dataset x2 the code has errors: The character variable b has too long a value for the XPTFILE library.

the reason is value of b length is over 200.

I do not want to change the variable name and value. How can I deal with these two issues?

Thanks

data x;
aaaaaaaaa="aaa";
b="bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb";
run;

data x2;
aaaaaaa="aaa";
b="bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb";
run;

libname xptfile XPORT "G:\XXXX\abc.xpt";
proc copy in=work out = xptfile memtype=data;
select x;
run;

libname xptfile XPORT "G:\XXXXX\abc2.xpt";
proc copy in=work out = xptfile memtype=data;
select x2;
run;

[ballardw]

About your only option is not to attempt to send them to a VERSION 6 file. The version 6 will not support either of those: longer variable name or character value.

Are you attempting to make set that can be imported by someone on a different operating system that actualy is NOT using Version 6?

[Niugg2010]

We are required to export datasets into XPT file.  I am not sure who will use this file.  

[ballardw]

You may need to ask someone to describe the actual file format. It seems that there is another type of file with an XPT format that is not actually a SAS Version 6 Transport file.

If it is supposed to be a Version 6 transport then you may need guidance on what they want to do with incompatable variable names, labels or character variable lengths.

[Niugg2010]

Thanks. 

"Another type of file with an XPT format that is not actually a SAS Version 6 Transport file"?  can you please give me more details? I googled and have not figure out a method.