[R] Stata files

[JRG]

On 16 Dec 2009 at 10:24, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:

> Have you tried read.dta?
> 
> The URL on the help page for read.dta now says 'Stata 11 help for 
> dta', but it seems to document the same format (114) as Stata 10 (see 
> the value section).  So in so far as Stata is telling us, it looks 
> like Stata 10 and 11 use the same format (as Stata 8 and 9 did).
> 

That's correct:  Stata 10 and Stata 11 use the same file format.  If you need a still older format, 
the -saveold- command in Version 11 of Stata will save a Version 10/11 file in the format that was 
used by Versions 8 and 9 of Stata.

---JRG


> On Wed, 16 Dec 2009, David Scott wrote:
> 
> > I have a client who uses Stata 11.
> >
> > Can anyone advise me on ways of transferring data from this version of Stata 
> > to R?
> >
> > Reading the documentation for read.dta in package foreign it seems it only 
> > allows for versions up to Stata 10. I don't know Stata at all but a  bit of 
> > poking around on their website led me to believe Stata 11 couldn't write in 
> > Stata 10 format. However Stata 11 can write Excel files in XML, so presumably 
> > .xlsx files.
> 
> I suspect it can write .csv files.  See for example
> http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?outsheet
> 
> 
> > Any advice, correction of my misconceptions, etc. gladly received.
> >
> > David Scott
> >
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