05-23-2018
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Problem here is i have no clue how this sample.sas7bdat is generated.
Yes you do: generated by SAS, Its a SAS dataset and has a pendent file ending by sas7bcat...
To answer shortly it is like asking how to make a Excel .xlsx file into csv without using excel, it can be done only IF you know what you are looking for, as these files contain the structure of the spreadsheet and the data. You must know the content to know when the data records starts and end and you must know what they are and how they are organized because that part is what you see with special characters and so no hope for someone to guess
SAS has one thing I remember, it says somewhere how many records and variables are in the file, if that can help to check you have correctly found the data, I doubt it be enough the find the names of the variables...
In other words someone working with SAS knowing its structure etc.. could maybe be able but why would he when he can simply export from SAS the same you would from Excel to CSV ?
Did you check if Excel in latest versions cant import such file?
I did that once year back because I had a corrupted dataset, that was not converted form SAS 6 32 bit to SAS8 64, because it was forgotten and got not be read ( corrupt) it was a struggle BUT I had a statistician with me to help saying what the file was supposed to contain and described me the structure so I knew I had to find the first and last record and split the file in 3 then check if I had the all the data...
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if you try opening in unix this special character will come. I mean not in proper readable format
The same is true with Excel or WORD files, none of them are intended to be read with standard text editors like vi notepad, otherwise why would you pay $$$ for them other than having a load of advanced functions you dont use ( the basic are already sufficent...)...
Your only easy choice now is to find someone who uses SAS to convert it for you hoping you dont need the sas7bcat file... and your luck is these files are ASCII ( well could be UTF8 now if in SAS9 ) and are not dependant or architecture so a friend with SAS on a PC can do the job
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smp_rep_phy_err_log
SMP_REP_PHY_ERR_LOG(8) SMP_UTILS SMP_REP_PHY_ERR_LOG(8)
NAME
smp_rep_phy_err_log - invoke REPORT PHY ERROR LOG SMP function
SYNOPSIS
smp_rep_phy_err_log [--help] [--hex] [--interface=PARAMS] [--phy=ID] [--raw] [--sa=SAS_ADDR] [--verbose] [--version] [--zero]
SMP_DEVICE[,N]
DESCRIPTION
Sends a SAS Management Protocol (SMP) REPORT PHY ERROR LOG function request to a SMP target. The SMP target is identified by the SMP_DEVICE
and the SAS_ADDR. Depending on the interface, the SAS_ADDR may be deduced from the SMP_DEVICE. The mpt interface uses SMP_DEVICE to iden-
tify a HBA (an SMP initiator) and needs the additional ,N to differentiate between HBAs if there are multiple present.
OPTIONS
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
-h, --help
output the usage message then exit.
-H, --hex
output the response (less the CRC field) in hexadecimal.
-I, --interface=PARAMS
interface specific parameters. In this case "interface" refers to the path through the operating system to the SMP initiator. See
the smp_utils man page for more information.
-p, --phy=ID
phy identifier. ID is a value between 0 and 254. Default is 0.
-r, --raw
send the response (less the CRC field) to stdout in binary. All error messages are sent to stderr.
-s, --sa=SAS_ADDR
specifies the SAS address of the SMP target device. Typically this is an expander. This option may not be needed if the SMP_DEVICE
has the target's SAS address within it. The SAS_ADDR is in decimal but most SAS addresses are shown in hexadecimal. To give a number
in hexadecimal either prefix it with '0x' or put a trailing 'h' on it.
-v, --verbose
increase the verbosity of the output. Can be used multiple times
-V, --version
print the version string and then exit.
-z, --zero
zero the Allocated Response Length field in the request. This option also zeros the Request Length field in the request. This is
required for strict SAS-1.1 compliance. However this option should not be given in SAS-2 and later; if it is given an abridged
response may result.
NOTES
Similar information is maintained for SAS SSP target phys (e.g. on a SAS disk). It can be obtained from the Protocol Specific Port log page
with the sg_logs utility.
Similar information may be obtained for SAS initiator phys (e.g. on a SAS HBA). As an example in Linux 2.6.28 error information can be
found in this directory /sys/class/sas_phy/phy-4:0 (for the phy 0 in SCSI/SAS host 4).
Similar information may be obtained for SATA device phys (e.g. on a SATA disk). If there is a SAT layer between OS and the SATA device then
the sg_sat_phy_event utility can fetch the information.
CONFORMING TO
The SMP REPORT PHY ERROR LOG function was introduced in SAS-1 . The "Expander change count" field was added in SAS-2 .
AUTHORS
Written by Douglas Gilbert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2006-2011 Douglas Gilbert
This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR-
POSE.
SEE ALSO
smp_utils, smp_phy_control(smp_utils), sg_logs(sg3_utils), sg_sat_phy_event(sg3_utils)
smp_utils-0.96 May 2011 SMP_REP_PHY_ERR_LOG(8)