Re: st: How to import help file (dictionary file)

[Roger Newson <roger.newson@kcl.ac.uk>]

At 03:26 26/11/2005, Ebtihal Alabdeen wrote:

> Dear Sir/Madam
>
> I have converted a SAS file into stata file, but i dont know how
> to import the SAS help file, I mean how can import the file that
> contains the values of the variables like 1=yes 2=no and so on?

It would be easier for us to help if you told us exactly how you converted 
the SAS file into the Stata file. For instance, do you have StatTransfer or 
DBMS/Copy? And, if so, what version?

In Stata, the job of SAS formats is done by value labels. StatTransfer can 
convert SAS formats to Stata value labels. I don't know about DBMS/Copy. To 
find out more about DBMS/Copy, see

http://www.dataflux.com/Product-Services/Products/dbms.asp

and to find out more about StatTransfer, see

http://www.stattransfer.com/

If you do not have a data converter such as DBMS/Copy or StatTransfer, then 
you will have to translate the SAS -proc format- code to Stata -label- 
statements.

I hope this helps.

Roger



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