Moving
SAS files between operating environments is a common task. Reasons
for moving a SAS file between operating environments include the following:
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to move SAS files to a new operating
environment on a different computer (for example, moving HP-UX files
to a RedHat Linux operating environment).
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to move a file and its processing
to a high-performance operating environment and then return the file
to the requesting operating environment.
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to make a static copy of a SAS
file available to a physically separate operating environment for
continued data processing. Files are duplicated for use in the receiving
operating environment because the SAS files are not available to
the receiving operating environment by means of NFS-mounted file systems.
In all of these scenarios,
the move operations recognize differences between operating environment
architectures and SAS releases, allowing the original files to be
used in the receiving operating environment.