Jacob: One solution I use is to import Systat into S-Plus (has very good data import capability), save the S-Plus data frame, and then read it into R with read.S(). Brian Brian S. Cade U. S. Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center 2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. C Fort Collins, CO 80526-8818 email: brian_cade at usgs.gov tel: 970 226-9326