A CPORT file is not an XPORT file.   To make a V5 XPORT file you can use the XPORT engine. But to make a V8 (or V9) XPORT file you have to use the SAS supplied macros (or write your own method).  Make sure when using the macro what type it generates, it might downgrade to V5 format automatically if your input dataset does not need any of the enhanced features. ... View more