Transport an Encrypted SAS dataset to .xpt file

[mcao]

I have a few questions regarding transporting encrypted SAS datasets:

1. Can we convert an encrypted SAS dataset into an .xpt file without the encryption key?

2. if we do need the encryption key, would the .xpt file after conversion remain encrypted?

3. if yes to the previous question, would the encryption key be the same?

Thank you for your help!

[ChrisNZ]

If you try to CPORT an encrypted data set, you get the message:

ERROR: Can not transport, data set XXXX is encrypted.

It would be faster to try than to ask. 🙂

[SASKiwi]

Encryption of XPT-format files isn't supported. If this is an issue for you apparently PROC MIGRATE does support encryption:

https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=movefile&docsetTarget=p0rwst58jh7zl0n115kbmamv0pyu.htm&docse...