Stat/Transfer 9
Stat/Transfer is available for Windows, Mac OS X and UNIX .
Stat/Transfer facilitates the transfer of data between different spreadsheet
and statistics programs by providing an extremely fast, reliable, and automatic
way to move data. We mostly use Stat/Transfer to convert datasets into Stata
format (.dta files), but it has more general use as a superb program for transferring
data files between formats. For more information, visit the Stat/Transfer
home page
Whats New in Stat/Transfer 9
Stat/Transfer Version 9 has added the following
- Excel 2007
- NLOGIT
- R
- SAS CPORT data sets amd catalogs (read only)
- SAS PC/DOS 6.04 (read only)
- S-PLUS through Version 7
- Delimited ASCII with a Stat/Transfer SCHEMA file
Other New Features:
- Worksheet pages can be concatenated into a single output file.
- The command processor now allows multiple input files to be combined into a single output file.
- Value label tags and sets can be preserved.
- SAS value labels can now be read from Transport files, CPORT files, data sets and catalogs.
- JMP support has been expanded.
- Users can specify any delimiter for ASCII files and can combine adjacent blank delimiters.
- Generated programs and ASCII files can now preserve input widths.
- In R and S-Plus, factors can now be converted to numeric variables with labels or to string variables.
- The command processor now has a flexible syntax for specifying input and output tables simultaneously.
- Support for longer string variables and longer value and variable labels has been added, so that Stat/Transfer is compatible with the limits of all supported programs.
- In the Windows version, a built-in logging and FTP facility is now available for troubleshooting
- The Windows version is fully compatibility with Microsoft Vista.
The following programs are supported by Stat/Transfer
version 9.0:
Stat/Transfer Version 9 supports the following file formats.
1-2-3
Access (Windows only)
ASCII - Delimited
ASCII - Fixed Format
dBASE and compatible formats
Excel
Epi Info
FoxPro
Gauss
HTML Tables (output)
JMP
LIMDEP
Matlab
Mineset
NLOGIT
ODBC
OSIRIS (input)
Paradox
Quattro Pro
R
SAS for Windows and OS/2
SAS for Unix
SAS Program with Fixed ASCII Data (output)
SAS Transport
SAS Value Labels
SAS CPORT
S-PLUS
SPSS Data
SPSS Portable
SPSS Program with Fixed ASCII Data (output)
Stata
Stata Program with Fixed ASCII Data (output)
Statistica (Windows only)
SYSTAT
Stat/Transfer’s ODBC support allows you to also read and write to such
relational databases as Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and DB/2.
Stat/Transfer features
Preserves all of the precision of your data
Automatically selects appropriate output dataset storage types
Allows manual control over output dataset storage types
Produces missing values automatically
Preserves variable names, value labels, and variable labels
Allows selection of subset of variables and cases for transfer
Allows choice of worksheet page in spreadsheets
Runs in both menu-driven and batch modes
Windows version handles up to 8,000 variables; no limit on observations
html table output
Automatically drops constants
Comprehensive date format support
Comprehensive control over missing data values
Variable selection using wildcard characters
Optionally reads your data first to select the smallest possible types using the
optimise function
Aware of characteristics and limitations of the target program
Much more
You can download a demo disk (about 700 kb) that is fully functional, except
that it drops about 10% of the cases at random. It lets you see the speed and
extensive capabilities of the program but is not recommended for creating files
for post-graduate theses.
Prices
See software prices for the cost of Stat/Transfer
9. Special discount prices for Stat/Transfer are available for students purchasing
Stata under the Stata Gradplan.
"Stat/Transfer" is a registered trademark of Circle Systems.