What sort of files? Data files, SAS datasets or something else? If mainframe data files then you need to be very careful as they could contain mainframe-specific data formats like packed decimal or packed binary. You can still read these on Unix if you transfer them from the mainframe in binary format. If the files are just text or numbers then probably a non-binary transfer would be OK. Reading PC files is no issue as both Unix and PCs use the ASCII data representation standard. Mainframe uses EBCDIC
What sort of files? Data files, SAS datasets or something else? If mainframe data files then you need to be very careful as they could contain mainframe-specific data formats like packed decimal or packed binary. You can still read these on Unix if you transfer them from the mainframe in binary format. If the files are just text or numbers then probably a non-binary transfer would be OK. Reading PC files is no issue as both Unix and PCs use the ASCII data representation standard. Mainframe uses EBCDIC
Both should work if either one does. I suspect there may be some fun involved with paths though. And servers can throw in complications as the paths have to be as seen by the server.
I'm not fond of Proc Import as there is too much guessing going on.
You would have to copy your data files to Unix first perhaps using FTP with the BINARY option then use the S370**** informats on your SAS INPUT statement to read the data.
You can FTP from SAS. Check with IT admin regarding how you can access the mainframe and its data from Unix.
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