R help - Aug 2001 - export-problem

Hello!
I am trying to export a data-file from SAS to R. It says in the R program 
that the SAS file should be in XPORT-format. I assume that the file should 
have and .xpt extension. But when I try to open the file in R I get only 
the message "compressed" written all over. So, probably I should 
un-compress the file in the R-program, the question is how?

Very greatful for quick help!

Best regards/ Lena Lindahl
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Lena Lindahl <Lena.Lindahl at sofi.su.se> writes:
> Hello!
> I am trying to export a data-file from SAS to R. It says in the R
> program that the SAS file should be in XPORT-format. I assume that the
> file should have and .xpt extension. But when I try to open the file
> in R I get only the message "compressed" written all over. So,
> probably I should un-compress the file in the R-program, the question
> is how?
> 
> Very greatful for quick help!
Like this:

-----------------------------------
libname peter xport "dataset.xpt";

DATA hej;
  input x y z;
  cards;
  1 2 3
  2 3 4
  5 6 7
  4 5 8
;

DATA peter.hej;
  SET hej;
--------------------------------------

(of course that could have been "DATA peter.hej;" directly, but you
might have the data set generated by other means.)

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