ARCHIVED: In Linux, using Stat/Transfer, how do I convert a SAS data set into a Stata data file?

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The Stat/Transfer program converts data to and from various statistical and database packages.

Note: To access Stat/Transfer on Quarry at Indiana University, you need to load the Stat/Transfer module; at the command prompt, enter:

  module load stattransfer

To use Stat/Transfer to convert a SAS data set (e.g., input_data.sas7bdat) to a Stata data file (e.g., output_data.dta), at the command prompt, enter:

  st input_data.sas7bdat output_data.dta

For information about the other file formats Stat/Transfer supports, see the help files within the application:

To enter Stat/Transfer, at the command prompt, enter:
```
  st
```
At the Stat/Transfer prompt (st>), enter:
```
  help formats 
```

For further Stat/Transfer help, at the Stat/Transfer prompt, enter:

Command	Description
`help commands`	Help on the root Stat/Transfer commands
`help copy`	Help on copying one format to another
`help set`	Help on setting options
`help running`	Help on running Stat/Transfer from the command line or a shell script

If you have questions about using statistical and mathematical software at Indiana University, contact the UITS Research Applications and Deep Learning team.

ARCHIVED: In Linux, using Stat/Transfer, how do I convert a SAS data set into a Stata data file?

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