- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD SAS VIEWER HOW TO#
- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD SAS VIEWER INSTALL#
- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD SAS VIEWER SOFTWARE#
I say "exceptional" because I don't want this to set a precedent Takeaway: SAS provides free tools for people who don't have SAS installed to get their data from SAS data sets.
Remember for SD2 files you need the 32-bit versions of these components, which run just fine on your Windows 64-bit edition.įinally, as an exceptional public service, I've attached the ACCIDENT.CSV file (in a zip, as it's 11MB uncompressed). If you want to automate this process outside of the SAS Universal Viewer, you can use the SAS Local OLE DB Data Providers and VB Script or PowerShell. Also, numeric IDs (like the CASENUM value shown in this example) might require some reformatting in Excel to display as you want them to. The raw values should all come over okay, but anything that relies on a user-defined format might not have the display value you expect. But when done, you can navigate to the CSV in Windows Explorer and open in Excel. (Default Save As option is XML.not sure how popular that is, but whatever.)įor large files it will take a few moments to produce the CSV file. Select it, and then select Save As.įrom the file type options in the Save As menu, select CSV and name the output file. Just above the data rows you'll find (a bit hidden) the Table menu. You will need to change the file filter from "*.sas7bdat" to "*.sd2" and navigate to the folder that contains your data. Note for UV Free: if youre getting messages about expired NavPanel add-on, you may simply delete the Nav.exe file. Once running, use File->Open->SAS Data Set to select your data set to open. Universal Viewer Free: Latest release: 5.7.3 (2012) License: freeware Download: Zip package Download: Ini relocation tool. The program should be available from the Start menu. New versions of SAS can read/convert SD2 files via the V6 library engine. But.if you have SAS already, you don't need to use this method in the first place.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD SAS VIEWER SOFTWARE#
Note that if you already have SAS software installed, you might run into some roadblocks if the SAS you have is newer than the components supplied in the Universal Viewer.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD SAS VIEWER INSTALL#
To install the product, expand the ZIP file to a temp folder and then run SETUP.EXE. You must get the 32-bit version (win), not the w圆 version, because only the 32-bit data providers can read the older SD2 files. It's free, and the download location is on.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD SAS VIEWER HOW TO#
How to convert an SD2 file (SAS Version 6 data set) to CSV without having SAS installedįirst, download and install the SAS Universal Viewer, x86 edition (32-bit). However, there are a few tricks to it, and for the benefit of others who might be looking for the steps to accomplish this, I've done this for you and attached some screen shots.
And usually I would not offer this "conversion service" on the communities - after all, this space is a place to learn, not to get other people to do your work for you. This is something that you can do yourself, for free, with the SAS Universal Viewer.
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