Re: st: Re: Using Stata 8 data files in Stata 6

[Adam Chapman <chapman@deakin.edu.au>]

Many thanks Scott and Jisheng, Outsheet/Insheet has worked.
Adam


At 08:48 PM 6/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Chapman" <chapman@deakin.edu.au>
> To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 7:40 PM
> Subject: st: Using Stata 8 data files in Stata 6
>
>
> > Many thanks for help on my previous query.  I hope someone can help me
> with
> > this one:
> >
> > I've been trying to use a Stata 8 data file in Stata 6, but keep getting
> > the error message "file not Stata format".  Is there a (relatively easy)
> > way of transforming Stata 8 files so that they are able to be used in
> Stata
> > 6 ?
> >
> > The command 'saveold' saves Stata 8 data in Stata 7 format, and doesn't
> > help in using Stata 6, or so it appears.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
> >
> > Adam Chapman
>
> How about -outsheet- in Stata 8 followed by -insheet- in Stata 6.
>
> Scott
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