SAS/ACCESS Interface to SYSTEM 2000 Data Management Software: Reference

Effect of the Version 6 Compatibility Engine

You can use both Version 6 and Version 7 data files to create and load SYSTEM 2000 databases with the DBLOAD procedure. However, for Version 7 data files, any variables whose names are longer than 8 characters will have their names truncated to 8 characters in the access and view descriptors created by the DBLOAD procedure. The DBLOAD RENAME statement can be used to rename the variables in the SYSTEM 2000 database, but it will not change the variable names in the access and view descriptors. The shortened names must be used to access the data described by the view descriptors.

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