The output file format is selected in the third line of the dialog box, Output File Type.  It is always advisable to give the input file type first, before selecting the output file type.

Click on the Output File Type control to obtain the list of supported file types and to scroll through the list.  Select a file type by clicking on it.

The list of output file formats will be the same as the list of input file formats, but with more choices of version, and with the following exceptions:

• HTML tables and Mplus files will appear on the output format list, since they can be written by Stat/Transfer, although they cannot be used as input.

• OSIRIS files will not appear, since they are only read by Stat/Transfer

• SAS CPORT files will not appear since they are only read by Stat/Transfer

• When a worksheet has been chosen as input, then worksheets will not appear in the output format list.  These types of conversions, such as a Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet to an Excel worksheet, are not supported since it is usually possible to do them within your spreadsheet program.

• Conversions from one xBASE file type to another are not supported since the file formats of dBASE and FoxPro are identical.  Thus if a dBASE file is chosen as input, then FoxPro will not appear on the output format list and vice versa.

Stata Output

The two types of Stata files, Stata (Standard) and Stata/SE appear in the list of output file formats.   After you select the Stata file type, the version to be used for output will be displayed next to the file type.  You can change the version to be output by selecting Output Options(1) from the Options tab.

SAS Output

SAS V6, SAS V7-8, and SAS V9 will appear in the list of output files types. You can specify the platform you wish for the output by selecting Output Options(1)  from the Options tab.

Delimited ASCII Choices

If you wish to write delimited ASCII files, you will see two choices in the list of output file types:

ASCII/text- Delimited

ASCII/text- Delimited (S/T Schema)

These are described in the section ASCII Files - Delimited.

Fixed Format ASCII Choices

If you wish to write fixed format ASCII files, you will see several choices in the list of output file types:

ASCII/text- Fixed Format (S/T Schema)

     …

SAS Program + ASCII Data File

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SPSS Program + ASCII Data File

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Stata Program + ASCII Data File

These are described in the section ASCII Files - Fixed Format.