New in Stat/Transfer 9

New file formats

Stat/Transfer can now read and write the following new file formats in addition to the dozens of formats supported already:

  • Stata version 9 (supported since Stat/Transfer 7)
  • Excel 2007
  • NLOGIT
  • R
  • SAS CPORT datasets amd catalogs (read only)
  • SAS PC/DOS 6.04 (read only)
  • S-PLUS through version 7
  • Delimited ASCII with a Stat/Transfer SCHEMA file

Stat/Transfer understands fixed-format ASCII

Stat/Transfer version 9 also reads and writes fixed-format ASCII with a Stat/Transfer Schema file.

Stat/Transfer version 9 can write fixed-format ASCII data files accompanied by programs that will read the data into the following popular statistical packages.

  • Fixed-format ASCII with a Stata program
  • Fixed-format ASCII with a SAS program
  • Fixed-format ASCII with an SPSS program

New capabilities in Stat Transfer 9

The following new capabilities and changes are also included in Stat/Transfer version 9:

  • Worksheet pages can be concatenated into one output file.
  • The command processor now allows multiple input files to be combined into one output file.
  • Value label tags and sets can be preserved.
  • SAS value labels can now be read from transport files, CPORT files, datasets, 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.
  • A built-in logging and FTP facility is now available for troubleshooting.
  • Full compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista.

Compatible platforms

Stat/Transfer 9 is available for Windows and Macintosh OS X.

Stat/Transfer 9 for Unix (Digital Unix, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Linux (Intel), Sun Solaris) will be available soon.