I am working with a large dataset that contains a lot of confusing codes. I have formatted these codes as simple words to make it easier for individuals who may analyze the data later on to understand. When I create these formats and export them, I notice in the exported SAS datafile that none of the formats are preserved. I have been using the following code to export my data:   libname out '\C:\data\etc';   proc datasets library=work nodetails nolist; copy in=work out=out; select mydata; run;quit;   Is there anyway that I can export as a SAS data set and preserve my formats? I have seen countless ways to do this with excel data using the proc export procedure, but I can't use proc export to create .sas7bdat files.  ... View more