Moving and Accessing SAS Files across Operating Environments

Determining the Content of the Transport File

If the person who restores the transport file at the target host is different from the person who creates the transport file at the source host, make sure you obtain information about the transport file in advance of the file restore operation. Here is an example of the type of information that may be useful for restoring the transport file to native format at the target host:

Description of Transport File
Type of Source Host and SAS Release Used How Transport File Was Created Transport Filename Data Sets Catalogs Catalog Entries

OS/390 TSO
SAS Version 8
PROC CPORT TPORT.DAT TEST.CITY
TEST.CLASS
TEST.FORMATS REGFMT
SALEFMT
SIZEFMT

***Description of Transport File***
Type of Source Host and SAS Release Used	How Transport File Was Created	Transport Filename	Data Sets	Catalogs	Catalog Entries
OS/390 TSO SAS Version 8	PROC CPORT	TPORT.DAT	TEST.CITY TEST.CLASS	TEST.FORMATS	REGFMT SALEFMT SIZEFMT

You can infer the procedure that was used to create the transport file by using a text editor or by using an operating system read or view command to read the transport file. The XPORT engine and PROC CPORT create transport files whose headers look different. For details, see Determining Which Method Was Used to Create the Transport File.

Also, you can use these procedures to list the contents of the transport file: PROC CATALOG, PROC CONTENTS, and PROC DATASETS. For details about these procedures, see the SAS Procedures Guide.

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