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| From | Richard Williams <richardwilliams.ndu@gmail.com> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu, statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | Re: st: What's new in v12 file format? [was: stattransfer] |
| Date | Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:29:29 -0500 |
At 12:38 PM 8/19/2011, Anders Alexandersson wrote:
I guess the difference is the new business calendar format, which is known technically as %tb. Anders Alexandersson andersalex@gmail.com On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Nick Winter <nwinter@virginia.edu> wrote: > I just compared the documentation of the dta file format for v11 and v12 > (i.e., dataset format 114 and dataset format 115) available in -help dta- > from each version of Stata. That turned up no differences other than the > actual dataset format version number. > > Can Statacorp explain the difference? > > Best, > Nick Winter > > On 8/18/2011 3:18 PM, Roger Newson wrote: >> >> Thanks to Svend for this timely warning about the potential hazards of >> -saveold-. >> >> It is difficult to find these deep technical details in the official >> Stata documentation, although there seems to be a lot of stuff in -[P] >> file formats .dta- and the associated online help, at least for those of >> us who can find the time to read them. On the other hand, both StataCorp >> and Circle Systems (who make Stat/Transfer) need to make a living, so >> maybe I should update to Stat/Transfer Version 11 if I want to minimize >> these issues. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Roger >> >> >> Roger B Newson BSc MSc DPhil >> Lecturer in Medical Statistics >> Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health Group >> National Heart and Lung Institute >> Imperial College London >> Royal Brompton Campus >> Room 33, Emmanuel Kaye Building >> 1B Manresa Road >> London SW3 6LR >> UNITED KINGDOM >> Tel: +44 (0)20 7352 8121 ext 3381 >> Fax: +44 (0)20 7351 8322 >> Email: r.newson@imperial.ac.uk >> Web page: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/ >> Departmental Web page: >>>> http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/divisions/nhli/respiration/popgenetics/reph/>> >> >> Opinions expressed are those of the author, not of the institution. >> >> On 18/08/2011 18:28, Svend Juul wrote: >>> >>> Peter Lachenbruch wrote: >>> >>> In trying to convert a Stata 12 data set to excel using >>> StatTransfer, i got the message that the Stata 12 format >>> is not supported. >>> >>> .. and there were a few comments from other users, including >>> use of the -saveold- command. >>> >>> ********************************************************** >>> >>> This is a bit confusing because -whatsnew11to12- does not mention >>> any change of file format from version 11 to 12. I actually >>> wonder if the file format changed at all (and if yes, why?). >>> >>> If you use the -saveold- command in Stata 12, it creates a Stata 8/9 >>> dataset, so if you have date-and-time data, Stata 10 or 11 >>> will not format them correctly. >>> >>> I wrote to tech support about this, also urging StataCorp to avoid >>> changing the behavior of a command without changing its name >>> (which actually happened in Stata 10: In Stata 8/9, -saveold- >>> created a version 7 dataset; in Stata 10/12 it creates a version >>> 8/9 dataset). >>> >>> The documentation (saveold) states that Stata 11 is "smart enough" to >>> read Stata 12 datasets, but this is currently not the case. >>> >>> Svend >>> _______________________ >>> Svend Juul >>> +45 2634 7796 >>> sj@soci.au.dk<mailto:sj@soci.au.dk> >>> >>> >>> * >>> * For searches and help try: >>> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search >>> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq >>> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ >> >> * >> * For searches and help try: >> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search >> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq >> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Nicholas Winter 434.924.6994 t > Associate Professor 434.924.3359 f > Department of Politics nwinter@virginia.edu e > University of Virginia faculty.virginia.edu/nwinter w > S385 Gibson Hall, South Lawn > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ > * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
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