Re: st: How to extract microdata

[David Kantor <kantor.d@att.net>]

Hello Anderson,
See below.

At 08:03 PM 6/24/2013, you wrote:
> Hello guys,
>
> I am trying to extract micro data from a survey, 
> but I couldnt handle it because what I have are files for SAS.
> For instance, I have the following files: a) one 
> input (.sas) and b) one dictionary file (.txt) for SAS
> I have the stat transfer, but I don't know how to deal with the files I have?
> I know that I need a dictionary that is the .txt 
> file and a .dct file and both in a format that STATA can read, right?
> So, what should I do?
> Anyone could help me?
> In advance, thanks a lot
> Anderson

It seems that you need SASdecoder, a tool that 
translates the parts of SAS code that reads raw 
data -- into Stata dictionaries or Stat/Transfer schema files.
See www.essistant-software.com for more information.
It is also available from Circle Systems: 
www.circlesys.com , the company that produces Stat/Transfer.

I should disclose that this is a commercial 
product, and I am the author. But as a Statalist 
member, you can get a free 30-day evaluation license.
Important: it runs on Windows; it's been tested 
on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. But you can 
copy the results to any machine that runs Stata or Stat/Transfer.
In any case, you can get it for free and run it 
without a license -- in Demo Mode, with reduced 
capability -- to see how it works. And be warned 
that you will likely need to edit-out some parts 
of the SAS code to get a successful run.

If you are interested in the evaluation license, 
write back to me privately: kantor.d@att.net. I 
will be available to send out the license during 
daytime hours, Eastern-US time.

HTH
--David


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