Version 6.12, 7, and
8 formats (catalogs) are readable in SAS 9 on 32–bit SAS for
Windows. If you are on 64–bit SAS for Windows, you must use
PROC CPORT and CIMPORT to convert. For more information about PROC
CPORT and CIMPORT see
Base SAS Procedures Guide.
If you are on 32–bit
SAS for Windows, and you want to migrate a SAS library, PROC MIGRATE
is the recommended method.
Note: User-defined formats are
stored as catalog entries.