Dear Stat-listers,
I have a dta-file version 7 that I need to provide to my colleague as an SPSS file- I have realised our current version of Stat-transfer can not read Stata 7 files.
I have tried saving the file as version 6 by "save, replace old" after the hassle of having to reduce all variable names to 8-characters or less.
My query comes in two parts:
1. I still have a problem with labels - Stata is telling me "value label name .. too long"
What can I do about that...
2. If I manage to update Stat - Transfer Ver 6.0, and transfer my original Ver 7.0 files to SPSS , will I still face the same problem (a variable name which is more than 8 characters) this time with SPSS.
Many thanks for your thoughts in advance.
Best regards
Amani
Amani Siyam (Dr)
Research Assistant / Statistical Advisor
Statistics Department, LSE
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Tel: 0207- 955 6717
Fax: 0207- 955 7416
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