Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SAS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert SAS to another file type
To convert SAS scripts to another format, you need SAS or other Developer software.
Convert a file to SAS
To convert other file formats to the "Statistical Source Code" file type, you need software like SAS or a similar tool.
About SAS files
A .SAS file is a plain text source code file written in the SAS programming language, primarily used for advanced analytics, business intelligence, and data management. These scripts contain instructions to manipulate data, perform complex statistical analyses, and generate reports. While the files are typically created and executed within enterprise tools like SAS Enterprise Guide or SAS Studio, the file itself is a basic text document often encoded in UTF-8. The main disadvantage of .SAS files is their reliance on a highly proprietary, expensive ecosystem. To execute the code, you need a costly enterprise license. The files are not natively interactive outside of the SAS environment, which frustrates modern data teams transitioning to open-source tools. If you simply need to view or edit the code, convert it to a TXT file. For sharing the code logic with non-technical stakeholders, converting to PDF is the best option. Teams migrating away from legacy systems often need to extract these scripts to translate them into R or PY Python files.
Convert.Guru analyzes your SAS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert SAS file to PYTHON, CSV, R, SQL, XPT, JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C or CS, you can use SAS or similar software from the "Statistical analysis program script" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS or TS files to SAS, try SAS or another comparable tool in the "Statistical analysis program script" category.
The SAS Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our SAS converter.