The extension XPT has no fixed meaning.  So it MIGHT be a file in the SAS V5 Transport format that can be read with the XPORT library engine.  But it might be a file created with PROC CPORT that would require using PROC CIMPORT to read.  Or it might be a SAS V7/8/9 Transport file create by the %LOC2XPT() macro in which case you would need to use the %XPT2LOC() macro to read it.   I don't use JMP, but perhaps the information that it can be imported by JMP would tell someone that is familiar with JMP what type of file it is.  ... View more

Are you wanting to translate the text data stored in SAS datasets to Japanese? For example: data want; MyData_English = 'Hello'; MyData_Japanese = 'こんにちは'; * Kon'nichiwa; run; If so then SAS 9.4 has no functionality for this. You will need to use other tools like Google Translate for that and there is also a strong chance the translation won't be correct. ... View more

To be honest if you do not want to lose your client find someone in academia or on FIVERR that is a SAS programmer and let them do it. SAS is a required format by the FDA and other regulatory agencies so fooling around with open-source programs of workarounds is probably a big mistake. ... View more