Convert a sas binary file to a cvs without sas (but with R).

sas2csv.R

#!/usr/local/bin/Rscript

# get the usual argv
args <- commandArgs(trailingOnly == TRUE)

# get the input sas file name
inFile <- args[1]

# get the output csv file name
inFile <- args[1]

# if the file doesn't exist quit
if (!file.exists( inFile )) {
  cat( sprintf("The file %s does not exist."), args[1] )
  quit();
}

# load the library
library(sas7bdat)

# write the file out
write.csv(read.sas7bdat(inFile), outFile)