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Format

Statistical Analysis System Data (Windows)

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Summary

Name
Statistical Analysis System Data (Windows)
Version
Generic
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1015
Format type
Dataset
Description
SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is a statistical analysis software suite developed by SAS Institute. A SAS data file is a type of SAS data set that contains data values and descriptor information. This generic entry applies where PRONOM is unable to be specific regarding the version number of the file format. Please contact the PRONOM mailbox if you encounter a 'generic' SAS data file as this will help improve the data within PRONOM.
File extensions
sas7bdat, sd7
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has lower priority than

Internal signatures

SAS Data (Windows) Generic

Note
BOF: 32 byte binary magic {7} 0x32 = Windows {116} 'DATA' Signature based extensively on unofficial description of DATA format, plus a wide variety of format samples: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/sas7bdat/vignettes/sas7bdat.pdf

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
000000000000000000000000C2EA8160B31411CFBD92080009C7318C181F1011{7}32{116}44415441
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V90

    Release date
    30 March 2017

    Statistical Analysis System Data (Windows) Generic: Signature developed through PRONOM Research. Requested by Filling the Digital Preservation Gap - University of York and University of Hull.

    Statistical Analysis System Data (Windows) Generic: Full entry added. Requested by Filling the Digital Preservation Gap - University of York and University of Hull.