What can I use to open version 6 datasets?

[jleecbd]

We have inherited a number of SAS datasets that were created in version 6 (I assume as they have .sd2 as the extension).  We are not currently a SAS shop, so we would like to be able to open them with the universal viewer, but this fails.  Is there anything out there that can open these, shy of the complete SAS package

[Tom · Accepted solution]

Did you try the older SAS System Viewer?  You can still download the final version (9.1) from the SAS website.  It should be able to open .sd2 files.

[jleecbd]

Well, that was easy.  Thank you very much.  We're back in business.

[Ksharp]

Or you can use proc immgrate to immgrate your old dataset to your current version dataset.

[ballardw]

And if they exist in a folder with only V6 files a libname statement should automatically treat the library as needing the V6 engine, otherwise specify the V6 engine on a libname statement.

libname mylib v6 'v6-SAS-library';