Version 5 and 6 data sets generally need to be moved to Version 8 if you want to take advantage of the I/O features introduced in SAS Version 8. For example, if you wanted to add integrity constraints to a Version 6 data set, you would first have to move that data set to Version 8. For information on upgrading your data sets, refer to Moving and Accessing SAS Files across Operating Environments. For information on I/O features introduced in SAS Version 8, refer to the SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.
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